1996-Brand New

[00:16.85]She was just seventeen [00:20.62]Pious and pretty with a deadly disease [00:24.58]And the weight of the world on her prosthetic shoulder [00:32.43]And by the summer of '96 [00:36.15]Her body was cracked like porcelain [00:40.15]Just like some Precious Moments collectible [00:44.62]In a hospital gown and a big, bright golden halo [00:50.11]And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals [00:57.80]And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up [01:05.80]We've come too far to have to give it all up now [01:12.39]We live lives that are rich and blessed [01:16.23]And we'll burn for how we transgress [01:35.48]Now I've mastered the art [01:39.31]Of the open-casket prayer and the singing guitar [01:43.42]And I've found the rewards weren't half what I'd hoped for [01:50.96]And meanwhile we all feigned hope and mirth [01:54.64]As her parents went on and lied to her [01:58.85]All about the success of the surgeries [02:02.90]And how my ex-girlfriend was now sleeping with her fiancé [02:08.78]And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals [02:16.52]And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up [02:24.44]We've come too far to have to give it all up now [02:31.50]We live lives that are rich and blessed [02:35.70]And we'll burn for how we transgress [03:10.17]If there's any justice in heaven [03:12.40]Then God won't let me in [03:15.61]He'll lock the gates and take my weekend pass away [03:22.92]With a sympathetic wave they'll see me off [03:28.66]Reserve my golden crown while I am cursed to walk the earth for millennia [03:36.66]I know I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it anymore [03:43.24]And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals [03:50.98]And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up [03:58.90]We've come too far to have to give it all up now [04:05.53]We live lives that are rich and blessed [04:09.43]And we'll burn for how we transgress