Until Olympius Returns
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Until Olympius Returns by The Mountain Goats
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John DarnielleAbout
“Until Olympius Returns” was uploaded to Youtube on 30 March 2020 and shared through the Mountain Goats' social media. This release is the second acoustic recording posted to the channel, quickly following “Exegetic Chains,” which was uploaded on 26 March. These recordings were made at John Darniel...
Until Olympius Returns Lyrics
[Intro]
Alright, well. I had a tracked version of this that was all ready to master, and then it turned out there was a mysterious seven-and-a-half-second gap in the other one. All hail the mysterious gap!
[Verse 1]
Go through the motions
Every day out in the square
Listen for the hidden rhythms on the air
Nod in agreement when the tyrant holds forth
Look for a beacon from the North
Protect yourself
Vouch for every member of the team
This is just a momentary ripple in the stream
[Verse 2]
Join in the rebuilding
Sing loudly at your labor
Make friends with the new guys
Be nice to your neighbor
Profess keen interest in the welfare of the state
Taste everything they feed you
Say it tastes real great
Spit it down your sleeve
Every time you get the chance
This is just a brief improvisation in the dance
[Bridge]
Raise up the columns
Take the statues down
Praise the columns
Spread the word around town
[Verse 3]
Behold the temple where the old one stood
Is it not a thing of beauty
Don't it make you feel good?
Is it not a big improvement on the way things used to be?
Is it not a stately beacon for the whole world to see?
We will be right here
On the day it finally burns
Everybody hold a spot
Until Olympius returns
Yeah!
Until Olympius Returns Q&A
Who wrote Until Olympius Returns's ?
Until Olympius Returns was written by John Darnielle.
Who produced Until Olympius Returns's ?
Until Olympius Returns was produced by John Darnielle.
When did The Mountain Goats release Until Olympius Returns?
The Mountain Goats released Until Olympius Returns on Fri Apr 10 2020.
What did The Mountain Goats say about "Until Olympius Returns"?
I don’t say, “Well here’s what I want to say, and now here’s the vehicle I’ll say it through,” I write to tell a story. Sometimes, the story I’m telling will have such an obvious parallel or metaphor that it’s clear. But it’s seldom clear to me until long after I’ve written it. So when I’m writing “...