Lightning Man - June 8, 2019
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Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Lightning Man," from our June 8, 2019 show. The band: Sara Watkins, Mike Elizondo, Eric Doob, Brittany Haas, Shaun Martin, Noam Pikelny, and Bryan Sutton.
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\\nLyrics:
\\nMorse has chained the lightning
The rumors are true
All this dashing and dotting\\u2019s gonna bring the world home to you
And tell you what it is or what it might be
So drink today\\u2019s coffee with tomorrow\\u2019s news...
There\\u2019s no more elsewhere
Everywhere is here
With an o-perator, tap-tapping our hope and fear
Speculation and excitement
The clock hands froze the miles disappeared
When Morse chained the lightning
Morse has chained the lightning
Behold these tyrants
Assassins and thieves
Haters of light, law
And liberty
Then behold Morse\\u2019s lightning
Nipping at their heels
Fixing to strike them in the middle of the battlefield
Where they left America dying
Of the great divide in what she thinks and feels
Before Morse chained the lightning