Bright Eyes - Man Named Truth Lyrics

why is this not on spotify???

"Man Named Truth" - Monsters of Folk

Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
I'll tell you right now that it ain't no use
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth

Pain was a-huntin' me down but I gave him the slip
I left the city through the tunnel and i headed for the sticks
With oregano oil and a morphine drip
Pain was hunting me down but I gave him the slip

then I fell in love with identical twins
They lived 34 summers between the two of them
I gave one my ego, I gave one my id
Yeah, I gotta get back to my pretty little twins

Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
I'll tell you right now that it ain't no use
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth

I was lost for a year in those almond trees
The sun was rising in south and setting in the east
I was half-awake, I was half-asleep
I thought I'd never get out of those almond trees

So don't think too slow in the syrupy sun
You get buried alive when you're caught up in the cold (?)
Tapping your time on a congo drum
Don't think too slow in the syrupy sun

I met a black-skinned man with a ice cream grin
and a blond afghan with that heroin
we moved to the mountains where the highway ends
and I got myself that ice cream grin

So don't search too long for that Aztec gold
Like gold Cortez, gonna lose your soul
turn an honest man into Diablo
Don't trade your soul for no Aztec gold

Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Never buy nothin' from a man named truth
Look in my eyes and you see the proof
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth

Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth

This is a good one. Thanks to everyone who brought this here for my convenience. Great mandolin work.

A big thank you from Ireland what an amazing song .

they should do a collab with Laura Marling

Idgaf about any of the previous comments. I just like this damn song.

One of my favorite songs ever. I love the Monsters project, dying for them to make another album if they can find the time. My friend suggested the other day that a Johnny Cash cover of this song would be wicked. I thought it was a great idea. I can almost hear him singing it. Rest in Peace.

Holy shit the beginning of this song with headphone :O So wonderful.

This generation's CSNY, in every sense a Supergroup for the ages.

@Bigmusel1 I met a lady came from Duluth....

"then I fell in love with identical twins
They lived 34 summers between the two of them
I gave one my ego, I gave one my id"

Dear god, what lyrics, I almost came.

Yes it is a good song. Go listen to the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Sam Bush and on and on. Fifty years from now people will still know exactly who the Beatles were and why. The rest will be in dusty personal collections and may have some space in a hard drive.

I've notice people who call The Beatles pop (is that suppose to be an insult?) or "corporate" crap are people who don't know the history or the music of The Beatles. Music, just like everything else in this world, is subjective, and for this 23 year old male, The Beatles are the best band I ever heard. I absolutely love their music, along with The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, and MoF! But I do hate U2! They're the most overrated band in the world, their music is so meh.

@hanneruanne The Beatles "ARE" why music is where it is today.

i Love this song thanks for posting

I'd say the Beatles are the best band....and not overated...,but yout gotta say MOF come close!!!! Nice nice song!!!

@remmy73
the greatest love songs in history were written about drugs. its the ultimate love i tell yah.

all this song is about is a stingy dope dealer. they are all over.

quite possibly the dumbest conversation I have ever seen on youtube.

indeed! LOL

can i just say i've never seen a more constructive conversation on youtube? haha, we were basically bashing the beatles and yet it all lead to a very interesting conversation... minus my two thumbs down, which was to be expected.

Conor Oberst you need to get greedy... get your hands on more musical goodness!

beatles are overrated and equal to mass produced pop music. can we please move on from them... there was so many better bands back then and now.

uh it's really not.... not even close.
but it's pretty decent.

sounds me like 16 horsepower

best combination of people