The Absence of God - Rilo Kiley

The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby

And planning is for the poor, so let’s pretend that we’re rich

And I’m not my body or how I choose to destroy it

Folk singers sing songs for the workin', baby

We’re just recreation for all those doctors and lawyers

There’s no relief for the bleeding heart

'Cause they’ll be losin' bodies tonight

And Rob says, «You love, love, love

And then you die…»

I’ve watched him while sleeping and seen him crying

With closed eyes

And you’re not happy, but you’re funny

And I’m tripping over my joy

And I just keep on getting up again

We could be daytime drunks if we wanted

But we’d never get anything done that way, baby

And we’d still be ruled by our dueling perspectives

And I’m not my perspective, or the lies I’ll tell you every time

And Morgan says, «Maybe love won’t let you down

All of your failures are training grounds

And just as your back’s turned, you’ll be surprised»

She says, «as your solitude subsides»

And Mike, I’ll teach you how to swim

If you turn the bad in me into good again

And I say, «There's trouble when everything is fine

The need to destroy things creeps up on me every time

And just as love’s silhouette appears

I close my eyes and disappear, tonight»

And something’s gotta change

'Cause our love’s the slowest moving train