Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
In “In Twenty Years or So,” Tillman addresses the cosmic indifference of the universe and the existential fear that comes with it. In the first two verses he sets up the great comedy: That despite all our grand gesturing and philosophizing (with the character of Father John Misty as the embodiment o...
[Verse 1]
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
[Outro]
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
[Instrumental]
In Twenty Years or So was written by Father John Misty.
In Twenty Years or So was produced by Josh Tillman & Jonathan Wilson.
Father John Misty released In Twenty Years or So on Fri Apr 07 2017.