Song of the Week: Ornaments - December 28, 2019
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Download Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Ornaments," from our December 28, 2019 compilation broadcast. (Originally from December 9, 2017)
\\nThe band: Chris Thile, Aoife O'Donovan, Rich Dworsky, Mike Elizondo, Alex Hargreaves, Julian Lage, and Ted Poor.
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\\n\\nLyrics:
\\n\\nDon we now
\\nOur winter coats
\\nCheery as a Christmas bonus
\\nDeck the yard with icons
\\nOur neighbors may not like 'em
\\nSet up the lights
\\nAnd the plastic sheep
\\nWatch our seasonal belief
\\nstart to trickle down
\\nMay our seasonal belief forever trickle down
\\n\\nDamn we now
\\nOur vague concerns
\\nThe sky could fall, Rome might start burning
\\nDeck the hall with revelry
\\nAnd no regard for history
\\nIt's all rum and dancing
\\nFun and games
\\n'Til someone slips on the perspiration
\\nthat trickles down
\\nSomeone catch the perspiration as it trickles down
\\n\\nOrnaments
\\nHang from the branches
\\nHang from the branches
\\nThe year that was
\\nHangs from the branches
\\n(Hangs in the balance)
\\nHangs from the branches
\\nAmerica
\\nHangs in the balance
\\nHangs in the balance
Dim we now
\\nOur screens in bed
\\nExhausted as a line of credit
\\nDeck the room with worry
\\nDream of fire and fury
\\nWe smell the smoke
\\nWe smell the smoke
\\nWe smell the smoke
\\nFrom the burning hills
\\nWe hear the senate swear their millions will trickle down
\\nMay the good lord let their joy and comfort trickle down
\\n\\nI know I'm on your list
\\nBecause I got my wish
\\nBut something's gotta give
\\n'Cause someone always lifts you up
\\nIn America we trust
\\nGod's been good to us
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