Bright Eyes - A Machine Spiritual (In The People’s Key) Lyrics






The people's key
Ringing through arena seats
The black machine
Played it all from memory
A fever dream
Well, I'll come back eventually
To wade into the water
Another and another

We go
Form some kind of code
The bodies float
And form some kind of code
The bodies float
Someone's out to know

Papa hobo
Don't hide your eyes
Mother mountain
Don't kill your unborn child
His day is coming
His day is coming

A question burns
Beneath the centuries of dirt
That voice you've heard
Well, every head's a different world
Well, mine's concerned
I boarded up the windows
A catatonic plateau
A backwards black-faced minstrel show
So just let me go
The prisoner moans
Oh, just let me go
The prisoner moans
No one has to know

Eva Braun went to dye her hair
Little Hitler sighs in his giant's chair
And dreamed of nowhere
And dreamed of nowhere
And dreamed

The people's key
Ringing filling everything
The theme repeats
Thinner than the galaxy
Impart to me
Your wisdom and eventually
I'll float into the ether
Another from another

We grow
Form some kind of code
A flesh at bone
We form some kind of code
A flesh at bone
No, you're not alone

History bows and it steps aside
In the jungle there's columns of purple light
We're starting over
We're starting over
We're starting
We're starting





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  1. B.... S....

    I know this isn’t their best reviewed release, but I’ve never felt more personally connected to an album before or since.

  2. w.... d....

    Is the monologue at the beginning of this an alex jones rant

    w.... d....

    Not especially.

  3. l.... w....

    best. muso. alive. hands. down.

  4. M.... M....

    her veins are full of flat cherry cola

  5. S.... X....

    Nearly two and a half minutes of monologue.

    Great band, brilliant music.....but what’s the deal these long intros.

    S.... X....

    Its the firewall my dude. The veil of fear.

  6. F.... C....

    I need to learn to drive so that if there's a nuclear war I can listen to this on repeat while traveling through the ruins of civilizations

  7. N.... K....

    time for wen the singing starts?

  8. T.... ....

    And a scales....right


    Like if you love or hate your mom

  9. H.... F....

    READ THE BIBLE!

  10. W.... F....

    I love non fiction science horror

  11. S.... K....

    these lyrics

  12. J.... C....

    The man talking in the beginning, Denny Brewer, died today :'(

  13. J.... K....

    i love the ambience at the start of this song

  14. n.... d....

    hi could someone please recommend a few books where i can read about these theories, especially about the positive energy/future molding. greatly appreciated thanks!

    n.... d....

    Read "Ask and It Is Given" by Esther & Jerry Hicks (Teachings of Abraham). Full of powerful info on positive vibrations & creating your future.

    n.... d....

    books? if you want to learn about the real stuff i would read testimonies of ex-satan worshipers. I'm not saying connor oberst is an occultist but he sure does know alot about it.

    He says "madeleine spins in a slow bank" and hes talking about the devil's wife marie madeleine who allegedly lives at the bottom of the mediterranean sea (mcreveil .org/Anglais/witchcraft/PstJonas_en01.html)

    He's singing about the holy wall of fire. Listen to john ramirez talk about it @ 17:30 /watch?v=I11L71PD3Lw

    With the combination of this album and the numerous testimonies given all over the world that accurately corroborate with one another... You'll see the world differently. Be a good person. Seek jesus (Y)

    n.... d....

    norma daniela First. the Bible. Al Neal, Steven Dollins, John Todd, & Gail Riplinger. "The History of Redemption" by Richard Collins.

    n.... d....

    Enzo Ferrari no evidence for Christianity either, it’s not about evidence with belief

  15. D.... A....

    Hulk Hogan dropping gems

    D.... A....

    Fourth Dimension Running Wild, Brother!

  16. E.... A....

    Would be a good track on Supernatural.

    E.... A....

    I love you -someone other than the owner of this device. (btw supernatural is amazing)(and castiel is my baby)

  17. 5.... ....

    ty charlie kelly

    5.... ....

    5omekindofblue what????

  18. R.... S....

    Genius.

  19. �.... �....

    Connor says, "shina shops and cold ivory towers."

  20. u.... ....

    For all who are wondering who is at the beginning with the enlightenment, its Conor's friend Denny Brewer.

    u.... ....

    He sounds like Hank Hill for a second. I thought I was watching King of the Hill meets enlightenment

    u.... ....

    @Shep Glennon I always thought he sounded like Gary Busey

    u.... ....

    upsidedownh3art I think he just passed recently.

  21. Q.... u....

    "Bright EYE"  .....

  22. A.... H....

    oh and this song is legit.
    so....yea
    Shout out to Danny Harrera for introducing this song to my friend Austin and I.
    You are a musical guru.

    A.... H....

    You should check out Built to Spill,Silkworm,Centromatic,Brand New,Seam,Sunny Day Real Estate,Minus the Bear,etc. I could go on and on.......Seen these cats 3X and worth it every time. Even through a four hour blizzard for opening show in Chicago on Four Winds EP

    A.... H....

    Oh man Brand New is probably my favorite band...along side Foo Fighters and The Black Keys. But yea I'll check them out for sure :)

    A.... H....

    At the drive in is probably more your speed. Along with maybe Dinosaur Jr. and Lemonheads

    A.... H....

    Lol you trying to compete with my friend Danny for musical guru right now?

    A.... H....

    :D I am pretty confident in my taste in music, Look out Danny!! check out my radioactive cover on my channel btw :P

  23. A.... H....

    DUUUUUUDE I love you
    fix your damn account so you can comment back D:<

    A.... H....

    Hell yea! I love you too dude!! Danny is mai nigguh!

  24. A.... H....

    AUSTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN :D

  25. M.... G....

    Who is the intro though!! I thought it was david Icke but he has a British accent... i'm confused

  26. N.... T....

    anyone happennn to know the song that plays during the skate shoes ad....

  27. r.... ....

    makes more sense than what these idiots preach today

    r.... ....

    rkb12222 Check out Al Neal.

    r.... ....

    It made absolutely zero sense. It’s the same shit I hear when I’m trying to enjoy time with myself and someone just comes up to me and starts talking for no goddam reason. They ask me for a cigarette and if I can spare any change.

  28. r.... ....

    this is emo?, sounds more like acid trip.

  29. J.... ....

    The guy speaking reminds me of Gary Busey.

  30. D.... M....

    commonly called "emo" and I don't really care , because this is one of my favorite bands. Tell me tho all you critics : what is music without emotion?

  31. S.... H....

    Amazing. I cannot explain what this music has done for me. Love you all.

  32. h.... ....

    Yes! I put that on my mix discs all the time!

  33. S.... ....

    If you believe anything about aliens has any scientific basis or value.

  34. S.... ....

    Your face is a crackpot. Oh snap.

  35. M.... ....

    your a crackpot

  36. G.... ....

    no, I wont pray for you, because you clearly knew that you had capslock on and still pressed shift at the beginning of your sentence.

  37. S.... ....

    I skip it every time. Guy's a crackpot.

  38. T.... ....

    Do you guys know this album is based off science fiction? Conor oberst officially states this in a interview. You guys need to stop taking it to the butt.

  39. g.... ....

    It was, actually, created by a "total nutjob." He, at least from what information I can gather, was a country music singer that basically went insane. Bright Eyes is in love with him, for some reason, though.

  40. J.... J....

    the whole reptillian thing (assuming it wasn't just made up by a total nutjob) was probably created by an actual secret group trying to discredit conspiracy theorists by making people think they're crazy. Focus on real things not science fiction

  41. C.... ....

    The man speaking at the beginning sounds EXACTLY like Ray Bradbury. and he always write stories similar to the subject of the beginning. Strange.

    C.... ....

    cool, never heard his voice but i liked his short stories.

  42. L.... K....

    @pemguinman Right on.

  43. L.... K....

    A lot of this stuff sounds like stuff from Vonnegut books I've read.

  44. 7.... ....

    @atheistfreethinker17 Could be a sexual metaphor some might argue, but i like this interpritation

  45. o.... ....

    Is this the same guy as the one in the song Sour Grapes by Puscifer, or is that Maynard?

  46. P.... l....

    godlike

  47. W.... K....

    @plgfritz absolutely not, scientology is bullshit, L. Ron HUbbard was a fraud and a liar. This is based in ancient alien theory that actually has some scientific basis and value.

  48. B.... ....

    i listen to this way too much. the other day i legitimately had a dream that i was riding on a motorbike with a lion painted on it..

  49. a.... ....

    @thmitherz If you really like what the guy in the beginning is talking about you should research Zacharia Sitchin and the Annunaki. There are entire books written on this subject.

    a.... ....

    afry925 The Bible (KJV)

  50. a.... ....

    @bmxjeffdood LOL

  51. a.... ....

    If you think that intro is cool you should research Zacharia Sitchin and the Annunaki because that is what he is referring to.

  52. I.... ....

    Man this guy is tripping balls sooo badly.

  53. D.... ....

    What is the beginning from? Seem awesome who is doing the talking?

  54. V.... ....

    That's some siiiiiick shit! :3

  55. B.... ....

    If he were alive, I bet Hunter S. Thompson would love this song.

  56. a.... ....

    @juansidious it makes so much sense when you're not tripping too

  57. K.... W....

    The guy at the beginning is hilarious. I like how he makes up the word "charamistic."

  58. E.... S....

    @thmitherz Danny from Refried Ice Cream, a band, hes just a crazy hippie who is versed in scientific theory...

  59. W.... S....

    i dont know about you guys but i listen to the first 2:22 every time.. i love it

  60. j.... R....

    is that gary busey in the intro?

  61. j.... S....

    that is what going to happen in the future

  62. m.... w....

    @quentinpatterson no, it was in St. Louis.

  63. m.... w....

    he opened with this last night. it was fucking incredible. best show of my life.

  64. S.... K....

    i'll see them live in a month :) can't wait!!!

  65. C.... C....

    @BrightEyes10003 no it wasn't, dumbass. conor oberst already confirmed it. check your shit before you are rude to other people. christ almighty.

  66. B.... ....

    @rabbitnosekid this was their last album dumbass

  67. T.... ....

    Why the hell is friday in the suggestions box for this!?

  68. m.... w....

    i like how every time i listen to this song, it reminds me that i'm going to see Bright Eyes in less than a month. the anticipation mounts with every visit.

  69. M.... C....

    @OuiOuiMonsieur you are ridiculous ..you are probably the one who made that crappy webpage of nonsense.

  70. C.... K....

    If you guys do not know what this man is talking about, go look up 'The Lacerta Files' are educate yourself. When I first heard this, I went into shock.

  71. m.... w....

    haha i love the tag. conor oberst is so freaking amazing. holy jesus. another thought, i know conor puts the weird stuff at the beginning of his album to ward off casual listeners. that may be his intent, but it always intrigues this frequent listener. very interesting stuff.

  72. I.... M....

    who's the narrator, or who wrote it?

  73. G.... ....

    BECAUSE IT'S DA THIRD DIMENSION.

  74. g.... s....

    Whos the man talking about the reptiles? At begining of the song fire wall

  75. C.... S....

    Really? A whole two minutes of listening to the creepy guy from old western movies? REALLY?? But the song is freakin' awesome! Hope i can scrape up enough money to see them at Cochella. Stupid expensive tix :(

  76. e.... ....

    wow that narrative is awful...

  77. I.... ....

    @JLCrazy25 You're a tool, and you do little for the appreciation of any music. Since when has the message of this music been to stereotype fellow fans on their tastes?

  78. B.... ....

    i love bright eyes. definitely in my top 3 bands. but, as much as i love them, i can tell that conor really doesnt want to write for them anymore. MAN, and the mystic valley band cant even come within 100 miles of bright eyes.... this really upsets me..

    R.I.P. bright eyes :'(

  79. T.... ....

    Crazy is as crazy does. We always progress.....one way is evolution. Our cerebral cortex is evolving and getting bigger, One way we have recognized this is in our ability to see an array of different colors as opposed to when we were like primates and only saw a handful of them. The common person is fairly smart, but we have no idea what the next step of evolution will be or what it will look like, but I think you will see examples of it in the people we tag as "crazy"

  80. L.... ....

    @rawnourished

    The sun is starting to rise, my dude.

  81. E.... ....

    the lesson is: dont do drugs

  82. J.... S....

    I believe Denny Brewer is the shaman

  83. C.... G....

    @tdwpkillz I read in Rolling Stone today that it's Conner's biker friend.

  84. A.... B....

    anybody know who's talking at the beginning of this?

  85. p.... ....

    @sonicadv27

    the ancient astronaut theory aka jesus was an alien

  86. s.... ....

    why the reference to the Reptilian theory?

  87. C.... C....

    @JLCrazy25 i don't listen to paramore anymore. i made with account 3 years ago when i was on a paramore kick. shortly after i was introduced to bright eyes, and they have been my favorite ever since.
    at any rate, no, the album leaked a day or two before saddle creek put it up on their website and added it to youtube. i added the damn album (before it was formally released) so other minions could listen. quit being a whiney bitch.

  88. D.... A....

    @LapsedCatholic i totally agree with you.

  89. D.... A....

    i love how much conor is eclectic, he can play and compose every kind of music so well... i think that "firewall" sounds almost like a grunge song, especially at the beginning. (:
    i can't wait to see them live!

  90. p.... ....

    @Himmelskost an individual said that "perfection does not exist" then pointed his malcontenment at this album. In studying western philosophy, we learn that perfection does exist -- yet the world is an approximation of what is perfect. One must look beyond their own sense of arrogance in order to see the perfection in all things. Truly, in all things, equally, Perfect does exist. That is exactly what Conor is singing about. Namaste.

  91. C.... C....

    @chomskyy no it leaked like 2 days or so before bright eyes technically released the songs.

  92. C.... C....

    @peacock427 you win :]

  93. p.... ....

    @slspf2 You obviously haven't studied Plato or western philosophy. You're just a malcontent who knows how to spell. So shut it.

  94. d.... ....

    I didn't know Jeff Bridges was on the album.

  95. w.... ....

    The Shaman is either brilliant, or literally insane.. or both. Maybe that's why they call him a shaman? Either way.. I love this album, end of Bright Eyes perhaps.. but not the end of Conor, or Mike.

  96. G.... L....

    @EasyLuckyFree50 Lmao..me too..i got the full deluxe package too..

  97. G.... L....

    @EasyLuckyFree50 Haha i feel exactly the same way man. Such a dilemma. I'm gonna listen to this one then wait it out for the rest...Gotta be good fans. Why did i take the time to write out this whole comment? I dont think ive ever identified with a youtube comment to this degree. So thats it

  98. C.... B....

    @EasyLuckyFree50 Nice, if I could at the moment I would support him and when the album comes out I shall but in the mean time, I can't even wait! Kudos to you if you wait. PS it rocks!

  99. C.... C....

    @EasyLuckyFree50 the whole album leaked yesterday, and I already all the unreleased songs on my channel haha.