I went in to twelve bookstores looking for Ulysses
Mother well led me to believe all my questions would be answered
Now I have it here, sitting on the table
Another word for the universe

Loose green tea and a bonsai tree, underground apartment
Check my email and wash my clothes while my rice is cooking
Oh Jesus Christ how I hate making phone calls
So I lead a lonely life

A waterfall from a higher place told me all about you
The funeral of the man I was told not to doubt you
Oh what we could do with your dress up round your shoulders
We could leave all our fears behind

I went in to the liquor store looking for a bottle
Of my favorite Bombay gin, the answer to my problems
But to my delight, the bottles were all taken
Ah yeah, another hero's night


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Ulysses Lyrics as written by Mason Stewart Jennings

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    I think this song is about buddhism, or him giving up his previous religion... green tea, underground apartment, and rice are references to asians... it makes sense since the last lines consist of repeating Buddha

    m tayon March 26, 2006   Link

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