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The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion Lyrics by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Of Natural History

2004

[Instrumental Intro]
[Refrain]
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity opens the book
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity opens the discussion
[Verse 1]
I am the adversary
And must remain the adversary
I am not yours to embrace
I am not yours to invoke
[Refrain]
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity sleeps in the hall
Watches for signs of our imminent demise in the scratchings on the wall
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity sleeps in the park
Listens for sounds of our eminent decay in the singing of a solitary lark
[Verse 2]
Mankind is a plague
Breathing hell into every corner of the rotting earth
Even now in this our finest hour
I feel the hate of every stone, tree and flower
[Bridge 1]
Even now we fall under the long shadow of the donkey's ears
Even now we listen for the slow grinding of the donkey's teeth
La, la, la, we weep in the din of the stomping of the donkey's black hoof
La, la, la, we weep for the slow coming of the dance of our doom
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Mankind is a plague
Breathing hell into every corner of the rotting earth
Even now in this our finest hour
I feel the hate of every stone, tree and flower
[Bridge 2]
Eaters of the soil take us into the ground (Death by worm)
Eaters of the air drive us from the blue (Death by sparrow)
Eaters of the sea take us into the green (Death by eel)
Eaters of the scraps take in our beds (Death by dog)
Eaters of the soil take us into the ground (Death by sand)
Eaters of the air drive us from the sky (Death by flower)
Eaters of the green take us into the sea (Death by water)
Eaters of the scraps take us in our beds (Death by stone)
(Death by silence)
(Death by sorrow)
[Outro]
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity closes the book
The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity closes the discussion
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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