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This is the fifth track on The Mountain Goats 2009 Album “Life of the World to Come.” All of the tracks on this album refer directly to biblical verses. Hebrews 11:40 is a section of the Nicene Creed which reads:
“since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would t...
[Verse 1]
Masks hanging on the tomb walls
Where the coven grieves
Witches hiding in the brambles
Ground level down where the dry leaves
Blow, and burn slowly
No ground is ever gonna hold me
White candles in the manor, where the curse takes hold
Bodies reassembling down where the worms crawl
Make your own friends when the world's gone cold
[Chorus 1]
It gets dark and then
I feel certain I am going to rise again
If not by faith then by the sword
I'm going to be restored
[Verse 2]
Build fires to keep the beacon flashing
Where the earth lies flat
Blood calls to blood as the hours draw down
Invent my own family if it comes to that
Hold them close, hold them near
Tell them no one's ever going to hurt them here
Steal the treasure and try to leave town
Fight my way back down
Don't want to hurt anyone
Probably gonna have to before it's all done
[Chorus 2]
Take to the hills, run away
I'm gonna get my perfect body back someday
If not by faith then by the sword
I'm going to be restored
Hebrews 11:40 was written by John Darnielle.
Hebrews 11:40 was produced by Scott Solter.
The Mountain Goats released Hebrews 11:40 on Tue Oct 06 2009.
This is a song about difficult relationships between a person — the narrator (probably me) — and the container that carries him across this earth.“
– John Darnielle, the Theatre of the Living Arts, 11-28-2009.
I wrote this on a tour bus heading into Salt Lake City while watching an old Mario Bauva...