We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

To Be 10 Years Old and Undefeated

from To Form a New Compound by Save the Ship

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD

     

lyrics

Figures drawn in pencil, sketched proudly alongside;
Words soon forgotten, the capital of MI
A monster with teeth bared, chomping on the OK state;
A giraffe with spots so fair, drinking from The Great Lakes

But when this graphite elephant stomps through the Midwest,
Do not fear; we'll set sail on a ship I built with markers of lemon scent.

And they cry, “Come back!"
They all cry, "Come back!"
They say.
"Come back!" they all cry, "Come back!"
Too late.

Across the Strait of Magellan colored a deep chartreuse
To a transatlantic pen-inked refuge;
My own Bermuda triangle, with four sides, where found
Native narwhals swimming laps
Round and round and round,

And they cry,
"Come back, you've come back, hooray!"
"Come back, you've come back, to stay!"

To be ten years old and undefeated, to stay in my head unimpeded.

credits

from To Form a New Compound, released May 1, 2010

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Save the Ship Panama City

contact / help

Contact Save the Ship

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this track or account

If you like Save the Ship, you may also like: