In A Light - Okkervil River

Truth has failed, equity has fled

Curiosity is in a kind of freeze, and wonder’s almost dead

Callous creeps pull you to the pit

Sanctity is sold, dignity for coal, it’s all gone to shit

A scream on every channel, a meanness in the soul

A fever born on wind, born-again contagion taking hold

A summer girl running across the field

As lost as anyone, should try to be a sun, I’ll try to be your shield

I sold my soul, now you control estate

I’m beaten down and hit, I’m crippled and unfed, I’m one of God’s own make

You shoot up awake with your hand on the phone

Afraid of what you see, and feeling just like me, defeated and alone

Do you catch yourself half-proud of being cold?

Loving is all around you though

Loving is all around you though

Loving is all around you though

Didn’t you know?

Loving is all around you though

In the dark, within the outer light

Out of dark, inside the inner light

In the light

In the light

In the light

In the light