the national | the geese of beverly road
we’ll take ourselves out in the streets,
and wear the blood in our cheeks like red roses.
we’ll go from car to sleeping car
and whisper in their sleeping ears:
“we were here, we were here.”
we’ll set off the geese of beverly road.
hey, love, we’ll get away with it,
we’ll run like we’re awesome, totally genius.
hey, love, we’ll get away with it,
we’ll run like we’re awesome…
we’re the heirs to the glimmering world.
we’re drunk and sparkling, our legs are open,
our hands are covered in cake
but i swear we didn’t have any.
i swear we didn’t have any.
we’re the heirs to the glimmering world.
oh, come, come be my waitress and serve me tonight,
serve me the sky tonight.
oh, come, come be my waitress and serve me tonight,
serve me the sky with a big slice of lemon.
