Pray for the Whales

from What's The Worst That Could Happen? by Grizzly Bear Therapy

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Pray for the whales harpooning kids in Africa.
They’ve been starved and could really use some better aim.
With our help, they’ll eat the children’s flesh for days.
They won’t sleep because they won’t let them get away.

Get away, get away. No, they won’t let them get away.

Pray for the lions on the plains of Africa.
They can’t sleep and need to ease their troubled minds.
They can’t decide which life that they should end today.
We can pray their silly consciences away.

Oh, it makes sense when you don’t think about it.
It wears you out, so don’t bother thinking about it all night.

Pray for the rocks who lost their power in New York
Don’t pay bills because they can’t hold a steady job.
Can’t afford more than the basic cable shows.
Now they’ll miss their favorite shows on HBO.

Oh, it makes sense when you don’t think about it.
It wears you out so don’t bother thinking about it all night long.

All night long. You don’t need a reason, at least not a good one.
You don’t need a reason, at least not a good one.

(Sharpen up all the old harpoons and then we’ll fire at them)

Pray for the whales harpooning kids in Africa.
They’ve been starved and could really use some better aim.

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from What's The Worst That Could Happen?, released September 8, 2017

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