The Politics of Passing Out-The World/Inferno Friendship Society

[ti:The Politics of Passing Out] [ar:The World/Inferno Friendship Society] [al:The Anarchy & The Ecstasy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Politics of Passing Out - The World/Inferno Friendship Society [00:12.57]It was the politics of passing out and other things I thought about [00:18.59]Wondering if and despairing of when you and I might meet again [00:24.54]I made up lines I saved up quotes I burned through schemes [00:29.30]I swam with hope [00:30.80]Waiting for the moment when any of this might matter again [00:36.48]We must burn but burn joyfully and give off light [00:41.92] [00:42.61]Unalloyed joy at least for tonight [00:47.53] [01:00.68]With dreams so strange [01:02.16]And insistent it's no wonder I go around kicking things [01:06.25] [01:06.85]I dreamt I got touched I dreamt I could fly [01:09.55]I never dreamt things would be bad between you and I [01:13.17] [01:13.89]We burn joyfully and we give off light [01:17.62] [01:18.60]Unalloyed joy at least for tonight [01:23.90]So take it on the chin spit teeth shut up and sing [01:28.57] [01:29.65]Like the veins in my arms like the tattoos on your skin [01:34.69] [01:35.79]Night upon night blank cassettes and cigarettes [01:40.34] [01:41.76]Like lilacs off the tongue this was supposed to be fun [01:46.62] [01:47.94]This was supposed to be fun [01:49.23] [02:00.61]It was the politics of hanging out that made me feel so dumb about [02:06.67]Going to shows or even answering the phone [02:09.71]I ended up hanging out all alone [02:13.37] [02:14.02]And burn joyfully and give off light [02:17.69] [02:18.39]Unalloyed joy at least for tonight [02:23.88]So take it on the chin spit teeth shut up and sing [02:28.60] [02:29.76]Like the veins in my arms like the tattoos on your skin [02:34.55] [02:35.79]Night upon night blank cassettes and cigarettes [02:40.32] [02:41.67]Like lilacs off the tongue this was supposed to be fun [02:46.57] [02:47.84]Man it was no sin blank looks and cigarettes [02:52.56] [02:53.61]Like the scars on my arms like the heat beneath your skin [02:58.47] [02:59.74]And fight upon fight busted lips and cigarettes [03:04.27] [03:05.63]Like curses off the tongue we're not supposed to be so dumb [03:10.84] [03:11.83]I wish we weren't so dumb [03:13.33] [03:14.64]I wish we weren't so dumb [03:17.55]I wish we weren't so [03:23.38] [03:36.48]We must burn but burn joyfully and give off light [03:41.81] [03:42.66]Unalloyed joy at least for tonight [03:47.72] [03:48.58]Maybe just tonight