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My ancestors planted some sequoias by a road
I've driven down that road since I was born
Oh, never have you ever seen
So many perfect evergreens
But I would chop them all down just for you
I have walked a million miles in a hundred pairs of shoes
In search of some universal truth
Well, a deity just came to me
And handed me a scroll to read
And I will gladly pass it on to you
Anything for you
All of this is true
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
I was having rotten luck and nothing went my way
'Til I stumbled on a clearing in the woods
I found a town of leprechauns
And grabbed each one for wishing on
But I would let them all go just for you
I have crossed a natural plane and communed with the dead
But people always seem to want some proof
No one even would believe, my love
Of evil I got pictures of
But I would throw them all out just for you
Anything for you
All of this is true
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
My scar is from a polar bear, my curse is from a witch
I've caught a giant squid in all the seven seas
I've picked up rocks from distant moons
Astronomers will discover soon
But I would give them all back just for you
I've gotten drunk and shot the breeze with kings of far-off lands
They showed me wealth as far as I could see
But their kingdoms seemed all shrivelly
And they cried with jealousy
When I leaned in and told them about you
I'd give up anything (anything for you)
I'd give it all (all of this is true)
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
All I've ever wanted, see, was to tell you honestly
I'd do anything for you
I'd do absolutely anything for you
I've driven down that road since I was born
Oh, never have you ever seen
So many perfect evergreens
But I would chop them all down just for you
In search of some universal truth
Well, a deity just came to me
And handed me a scroll to read
And I will gladly pass it on to you
All of this is true
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
'Til I stumbled on a clearing in the woods
I found a town of leprechauns
And grabbed each one for wishing on
But I would let them all go just for you
But people always seem to want some proof
No one even would believe, my love
Of evil I got pictures of
But I would throw them all out just for you
All of this is true
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
I've caught a giant squid in all the seven seas
I've picked up rocks from distant moons
Astronomers will discover soon
But I would give them all back just for you
They showed me wealth as far as I could see
But their kingdoms seemed all shrivelly
And they cried with jealousy
When I leaned in and told them about you
I'd give it all (all of this is true)
But the best story that I could ever tell
Is the one where I am growing old with you
I'd do anything for you
I'd do absolutely anything for you
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Well this is clearly about Andrew's wife Phoebe! Such a sweet song. One of my favorites from the new album. :)
Best song on the album easily, reminds me of Hum Along. :]
It's "shrively" not " shriely :)
Great song. For all the couples who will be together decades through thick and thin... this is theirs.
Definitely a reach here, but I love to think of this song as a prelude into Broken Bride, and imagine it almost as the scientist from that album singing it to relive the days of their relationship as he finishes his time machine.
Way off the marker, most definitely, but it hits different when played right before the broken bride album.
I feel like it's about a man who has gone insane for some reason and the only things that keeps him tethered to reality at all is this girl who he is so in love with.
i love this song so much. it's just adorable. and in a way kinda sad.. i don't know why but it feels a little sad.