Vietnam

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Vietnam by John Grant

Vietnam Lyrics

[00:03.64] To say that I'm a man undone
[00:08.88] Is understatement at its worst.
[00:15.84] I was completely incapacitated
[00:19.79] By your southern charm.
[00:22.34] It hit me like an ancient gypsy curse.
[00:29.24] But this instrument you use with such precision--
[00:36.29] It's like a concrete wall
[00:38.69] A thousand meters tall.
[00:43.35] And I've tried to climb its icy walls a million times,
[00:50.34] But I simply cannot find inside of me
[00:56.51] The requisite resolve.
[01:04.73] Your silence is a weapon.
[01:08.66] It's like a nuclear bomb.
[01:12.26] It's like the Agent Orange
[01:15.75] They used to use in Vietnam.
[01:19.10] And it's accompanied by an apathy
[01:22.86] That's deafening to the ears.
[01:25.40] You know it is complete and perfect,
[01:29.79] And you wield it without fear.
[02:34.76] It isn't complicated; you just don't care.
[02:40.28] You attack me by not saying anything.
[02:46.97] You say that you don't bring your anger to me,
[02:54.22] But it poisons every fiber of your being.
[03:01.32] Now you started something that you cannot finish,
[03:07.77] And left me standing in the wreckage on my own.
[03:14.96] And the only thing that brings me any comfort
[03:22.24] Is the knowledge is that, no matter who you're with,
[03:29.96] You'll always be alone.
[03:36.71] Your silence is a weapon.
[03:39.56] It's like a nuclear bomb.
[03:43.38] It's like the Agent Orange
[03:47.06] They used to use in Vietnam.
[03:50.45] And it's accompanied by an apathy
[03:54.03] That's deafening to the ears.
[03:57.34] You know it is complete and perfect,
[04:00.50] And you wield it without fear.
[04:08.58] Your silence is a weapon.
[04:11.54] It's like a nuclear bomb.
[04:15.69] It's like the Agent Orange
[04:18.83] They used to use in Vietnam.
[04:22.68] And it's accompanied by an apathy
[04:26.22] That's deafening to the ears.
[04:28.86] You know it is complete and perfect,
[04:32.15] And you wield it without fear.
[04:41.57]

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From the album: Pale Green Ghosts