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Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out Lyrics
Rise and shine, get out of bed
Get ready for the day
Get a coffee from the deli
And walk the riverbank
Be careful with your headphones on
When you cross the FDR
Don't want to be a casualty
Before you make it to the bar
And hide your shakes and worried face
Just sit down in the back
Your friends got there ahead of you
And night is falling fast
Oh, you know you shouldn't say it
So you're thinking it out loud
Some things we lost are never to be found
But if you're gonna talk like that
At least buy another round
And we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
This world is made of blinking lights
They're changing all the time
But depending who you're talking to
It's likely to be fine
I watched you go from bad to worse
The blues is here to stay
Sometimes it's the simple things that make it all okay
Oh, you don't have to lie, say you're alright
We're just happy that you're here
But if you yell and tell me to go to hell
Well at least you'd sound sincere
Oh, you know it's all a spectacle
When you go to take a bow
You always did get nervous in a crowd
But if you need some company
I'd gladly stick around
And we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
Let's get enabled
Great minds, they think alike
I never was a good judge of when to call it a night
Oh, you don't have to say it
So you're thinking it out loud
Some things go south and they never turn around
But if you want a confidant
I'd never let you down
Oh, we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
Yes, we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
Get ready for the day
Get a coffee from the deli
And walk the riverbank
Be careful with your headphones on
When you cross the FDR
Don't want to be a casualty
Before you make it to the bar
And hide your shakes and worried face
Just sit down in the back
Your friends got there ahead of you
And night is falling fast
So you're thinking it out loud
Some things we lost are never to be found
But if you're gonna talk like that
At least buy another round
And we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
This world is made of blinking lights
They're changing all the time
But depending who you're talking to
It's likely to be fine
I watched you go from bad to worse
The blues is here to stay
Sometimes it's the simple things that make it all okay
We're just happy that you're here
But if you yell and tell me to go to hell
Well at least you'd sound sincere
Oh, you know it's all a spectacle
When you go to take a bow
You always did get nervous in a crowd
But if you need some company
I'd gladly stick around
And we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
Great minds, they think alike
I never was a good judge of when to call it a night
So you're thinking it out loud
Some things go south and they never turn around
But if you want a confidant
I'd never let you down
Oh, we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
Yes, we can keep drinking till St. Dymphna kicks us out
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Submitted by
truleu On Oct 01, 2016
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Well what I get out of this song is St. Dymphna is the patron saint of emotional disorders. There's a few lines that touch on struggle with depression. The line "we can stay til St. Dymphna kicks us out" I believe is like saying we can stay until our emotions get the best of us. It's nicely written just like all Conor Oberst songs.
With lines like, "hide your shakes", "I never was a good judge of when to call it a night", I think it's clearly about alcoholism. Alcoholics also tend to surround themselves with like-minded alcoholic friends too, which is shown with the "let's get enabled, great minds they think alike" line. The lines,"some things we lost are never to be found", and "some things go south and they never turn around" could represent the downward spiral and depression that comes with addiction. It's also worth noting that St. Dymphna was a bar in New York City.. great song