Lyric discussion by AbsurdWords 

Cover art for Brill Bruisers lyrics by New Pornographers, The

Here's my best guess:

Out on a wave Over the railing asking the crowd To send you back to stage instead of sailing away They're left behind The bruisers' searchlights leading the charge The mass appeal The brilliant bruisers taking the wheel

And the sea was all light To do with the light It's how we know now to never go back

Lob a grenade And only seconds before the bang roll in to keep Much of that the leader of your gang hold at their hearts Oh brilliant bruisers, where will we find them? Until we do, we'll have to drift until we find them

And the sea was all light To do with the light It's how we know now to never go back

With the junkyard science To hang on And do a bang-on Impression Of the young sorrow It's tied in The firing of the sirens Go in fighting To crying The rising star dying Of its own virus It's tied in The firing of the sirens

And the sea was all light To do with the light It's how we know now to never go back

And the sea was all light To do with the light It's how we know now to never go back