WHY? - Act Five Lyrics






There is no grace in act five
Only the nerves, insect-like twitches
Involuntary bowel movements, and confusion
A snail in salt doesn't fall asleep
With a half-smile
Like Grandma from the after-school special
It twists and contorts
It jerks and writhes for some time
Like a living severed limb on fire

All the people who taught me card tricks are dying
I've been trying
To get my pop-pop's good looks from old snapshots
And all the people who taught me card tricks are dying
I've been trying
To steal my grandfather's handsome from old photographs

Even if the world is saved
And the couples kiss before the credits list
There will be more than a lifetime of death
In the scrambled signal snow that's left
When the black intake runs out
The invisible frame's death tacked to your movie reel
Far outweigh the reel itself

All the people who taught me card tricks are dying
I've been trying
To get my pop-pop's good looks from old snapshots
And all the people who taught me card tricks are dying
I've been trying
To steal my grandfather's handsome from old photographs

There is no grace in act five

A circus tent and all the folding chairs fit in an old coffin for travel
A circus tent and all the folding chairs fit in an old coffin for travel





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  1. R.... ....

    Great lyrics, but the music makes my ears bleed.

  2. H.... A....

    one of the best

  3. R.... G....

    random boner

  4. m.... ....

    A circus tent and all the folding chairs fit in an old coffin for travel.

  5. M.... M....

    Whats the chorus?

    M.... M....

    All the people who taught me card tricks are dying;  I've been trying to get my pop-pop's good looks from old snapshots.  And all the people who taught me card tricks are dying;  I've been trying to steal my Grandfather's handsome from old photographs.

    M.... M....

    *gank* my pop-pop's good looks

  6. Y.... ....

    "I hear he had a boner"

  7. A.... W....

    writhes* Snails don't drive.

  8. K.... C....

    the picture is perfect

  9. D.... B....

    "A snail in salt doesn't fall asleep with a half smile like grandma from the afterschool special. It twists and contorts and jerks and writhes for some time like a living severed limb on fire"

  10. A.... W....

    ALEX WILES LOVES THIS SONG.

  11. B.... K....

    straight up. this is why I don't give two fucks when shit happens. Infinite nothingness awaits!

  12. i.... s....

    this song is fucking epic! masterpiece

  13. J.... R....

    ya think?

  14. W.... R....

    "A snail in salt doesn't fall asleep with a half smile like grandma from those after-school special... It twists and contorts and jerks and drives for some time like a severed living limb on fire.."

  15. W.... R....

    @xxxJULIExJRUGxxx "All the people who have taught me card tricks are dying, i've been trying to steal my grandfathers handsome from old photographs.."

  16. m.... ....

    @667NeghborOfTheBeast While it is not my personal favorite. i do feel that this is perhaps Yoni's most beautifully realized work.

  17. j.... l....

    AH YES FINALLY!!!!!