Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come Lyrics - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground - Bright Eyes

Was is it true what I heard about the Son of God? 

Did He come to save? Did He come at all? 

And if I dried His feet, with my dirty hair 

Would He make me clean again? 

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come 

When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun 

It will just go black, it will just go back, to the way it was before 

I knew a lovely girl, with such pretty pride 

And every man wanted her, yeah and so did I 

So did I, but she up and died in a fit of vanity 

Now men with purple hearts, carry silver guns 

And they will kill a man for what his father has done 

But what my father did, you know it don't mean shit I'm not him 

And you think I need some discipline, well, I have my share 

Now I have been sent to my room I've been sat in a chair 

And I held my tongue I didn't plug my ears, no, I got a good talking to 

And now I don't know why, but I still try to smile 

When they talk at me like I'm just a child 

Well, I'm not a child, no, I am much younger than that 

But now I have read some books and have grown quite brave 

If I could just speak up I think I would say that there is no truth 

There is only you and what you make the truth 

So I'll just sing my song and I'll pass a hat 

Then I'll leave your town and never look back 

No, I don't look back 

Because the road is clear and laid out ahead of me 

And I'll get home and meet my friends at our favorite bar 

We'll get some lighter heads for our heavy hearts 

And we will share a drink, yeah we will share our fears 

And they will know how I love them 

They will know how I love 

They will know how I love them 

I am nothing without their love 

Now I don't know when but a day is gonna come 

When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun 

It will all go black, it will all go back to the way it is supposed to be 

Is it true what I heard about the Son of God? 

Did He die for us? Did He die at all? 

And if I sold my soul for a bag of gold to you 

Which one of us would be the foolish one? 

Which one of us would be the fool? 

Which one of us would be the foolish one? 

Which one of us would be the fool? 

Could you please start explaining? 

You know, I need some understanding 

Could you please start explaining? 

You know, I need some understanding 

Could you please start explaining? 

You know, I need some understanding 

I could do good with some explaining 

You know I want to understand