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The Great Unawakening Lyrics by David Wax Museum

I Turned Off Thinking About

2008

[Verse 1]
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
Went to stroll through shopping malls
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
Went to stroll through shopping malls
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
[Verse 2]
Nylon jumpsuit schlepped
Nylon jumpsuit schlepped
Our bodies through air conditioned halls
Through air conditioned halls
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
Nylon jumpsuit schlepped
Nylon jumpsuit schlepped
Our bodies through air conditioned halls
Through air conditioned halls
Our clothes jerked awake as we slept
And went to stroll through shopping malls
[Chorus]
We're changing the bedpost of a big bed
Identifying the mistake in me
As the answer to our problems
As the answer to our problems
As the answer to our problems
In the age of the great unawakening
[Verse 3]
How does one become a citizen
How does one become a citizen
Of a nation in recline
Of a nation in recline
How does one become a citizen
Of a nation in recline
Why would one become a citizen
Why would one become a citizen
Of a nation in recline
Of a nation in recline
Why would one become a citizen
Of a nation in decline
[Verse 4]
Just dry your heart out like venison
Dry your heart out like venison
And hang it on a clothes line
Hang it on a clothes line
That's how one becomes a citizen
Of a nation in recline
Just dry my heart out like venison
Dry my heart out like venison
And hang it on a clothes line
Hang it on a clothes line
Why would I become a citizen
Of a nation in decline
[Chorus]
We're changing the bedpost of a big bed
Identifying the mistake in me
As the answer to our problems
As the answer to our problems
As the answer to our problems
In the age of the great unawakening

About “The Great Unawakening” by David Wax Museum

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