Stone Cold Coup D’etat - They Might Be Giants

The stars got together and extinguished the moon and sun

And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won

The words assassinated the book

The kitchen cooked and ate the cook

Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?

Aw yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d'état

Stone cold coup d'état

Stone cold coup d'état

The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed

And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled

The bark now commands the trees

The queen is overruled by the bees

Aw yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi

Aw yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d'état

Stone cold coup d'état

Stone cold coup d'état

But if history is any guide

It cannot be understood

When you’re not on the winning side

Around the dinner table, a family says grace

And the son sees the secret signal on his sister’s face

Dad smiles at his wife

Daughter reaches for the knife

Aw yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi

Autumn leaves will burn (Yeah yeah)

As the seasons turn (Yeah yeah)

Nature’s red in tooth and in claw

Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne se quoi?

Aw yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d'état

Stone cold coup d'état

A stone cold coup d'état