Rilo Kiley - The Absence Of God Lyrics






The absence of god will bring you comfort, baby,
And planning's 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,
But there's no relief for the bleeding heart
'Cause they'll be losing bodies tonight.

And rob says "you love, 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.
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 got to change
'Cause our love's the slowest moving train





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  1. G.... B....

    idiot white girl music

  2. A.... B....

    <33 Jenny Lewis and this song DEF gives me feels. Voice of an angel, and her lyrics are always phenom.

  3. D.... N....

    Another classic from my early Abqaiq days......... happy to say I’ve cheated death twice now!!
    Even happier to be home w my parents... ❤️❤️😘🙏🏼🇺🇸❤️❤️

  4. u.... ....

    Jim Croce as a woman!

    u.... ....

    Apparently I +1'd this comment in the past (probably was drunk, don't remember it), I read it again and I love it again. God that's so appropriate. Yes.

  5. A.... D....

    what about missing hair?

  6. r.... s....

    came for memes
    got feels
    (insert pepe)

  7. A.... A....

    This is a good video

  8. L.... K....

    Absolutely Beautiful Song

  9. d.... ....

    The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby
    And planning's 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 working, baby
    We're just recreation for all those doctors and lawyers
    There's no relief for the bleeding heart, 'cause they'll be losing bodies tonight
    And Rob says you love, love, love, and then you die
    I've watched him while sleepin' and seen him cryin' with closed eyes

    And you're not happy but you're funny, and I'm tripping over my joy
    I just keep on getting up again
    We could be daytime drunks if we wanted, 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 can 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

  10. e.... ....

    "lyrics from the song"

  11. B.... B....

    This song fits, especially when Satan is God, as it is in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon.

  12. v.... ....

    sounds like jim croce. but with jenny lewis singing. totally awesome

  13. r.... ....

    fuck. this is so good.

  14. m.... ....

    I'm not sure if this, More Adventurous, or Portions For Foxes is my favorite song off this album, but I'm so glad I picked this album up a few months ago.

  15. b.... ....

    the need to destroy thing creeps up on me every time

  16. r.... ....

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

  17. a.... ....

    "and somethings got to change, cause our love's the slowest moving train."

  18. J.... ....

    Where's the lyrics on this one?

  19. J.... ....

    Thank you.