Pure Comedy by Father John Misty published on 2017-01-23T22:43:09Z Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKrSYgirAhc Father John Misty's album Pure Comedy is available now on Deluxe 2xLP / 2xLP / CD / DL / CS in Europe through Bella Union and the rest of the world from Sub Pop. Buy now: http://fatherjohnmisty.store UK / EU: https://bellaunion.greedbag.com AUS / NZ: https://fjm.lnk.to/PureComedy iTunes: http://smarturl.it/FJMPCITUNES Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kGBy2WHvF0VdZyqiVCkDT Father John Misty On The Web: http://www.fatherjohnmisty.com http://www.facebook.com/fatherjohnmisty LYRICS: The comedy of man starts like this: Our brains are way too big for our mother’s hips So, nature, she devised this alternative: We emerge half-formed and hope whoever greets us on the other end Is kind enough To fill us in And, babies, that’s pretty much how it’s been ever since Now the miracle of birth leaves a few issues to address Like say that half of us are periodically iron deficient So somebody’s gotta go kill something while I look after the kids I’d do it myself, but what, are you gonna get this thing his milk? He says as soon as he gets back from the hunt we can switch It’s hard not to fall in love with something so helpless Ladies, I hope we don’t end up regretting this Comedy Now that’s what I call pure comedy Just wait until the part where they start to believe They’re at the center of everything And some all powerful being Endowed this horror show with meaning Their religions are the best They worship themselves but they’re totally obsessed With risen zombies, celestial virgins, magic tricks In these unbelievable outfits And they get terribly upset If you question their sacred texts Written by woman-hating epileptics Their languages just tend to confuse them Their confusion somehow makes them more sure Now they’re much too bright for the old superstitions But they’re yet to find a new one they won’t serve Where did they find these clowns they elected to rule them They recline in outrage at the These mammals are hell-bent on fashioning new gods So they can go on being godless animals Comedy Their illusions that are all that they can see Their horizons that just forever recede How’s this for irony: Their idea of being free Is a prison of beliefs They’ve every right to never leave Comedy It’s like something that a madman would conceive The only thing that seems to makes them feel alive Is the struggle to survive But the only thing that they request Is something to numb the pain with Until there’s nothing human left Just random matter suspended in the dark Hate to say it, but each other’s all we’ve got Genre Indie Comment by Cheryl Lopez ~💛 2024-02-05T14:28:07Z Comment by Defunkt Elton who? 2023-03-15T23:42:56Z Comment by Ali Beautiful beautiful beautiful 2022-03-02T17:51:01Z Comment by ∞ a story of a humankind in a nutshell 2020-04-24T18:20:31Z Comment by Big Doggy Boy I was visiting Vancouver and saw that Father John was performing a week after I left. That was a sad discovery for me 2019-09-06T06:47:28Z Comment by Felipe Martínez G. te amo 2018-02-09T14:51:39Z Comment by catalina martinez love it 2017-10-15T14:19:47Z Comment by Jourdan I can't play this loud enough. 2017-09-21T22:09:32Z Comment by Cori Dietsch As of last midnight I have fallen painfully in love with this song and FJM 2017-08-07T19:31:04Z Comment by COVERCRAFT I deeply disagree of all the lyrics, but the melodie is amazing. 2017-05-10T16:47:31Z Comment by Lake District Music (Est 2004) https://soundcloud.com/user-627496057/i-went-to-the-store-one-day-by-father-john-misty-cover 2017-05-07T01:49:05Z Comment by Nik Nova nice as always 2017-05-02T19:06:38Z Comment by Young Pine reminds me of paul mccartney, a bit 2017-05-01T00:51:53Z Comment by MAGE BEATS king 2017-04-12T05:35:41Z Comment by Poetry Reads and Writes A lot of funny skepticism here. 2017-04-10T14:18:17Z Comment by filmnoirstarlet I love the piano parts. 2017-03-07T17:06:59Z Comment by Lonesome Doves ♫ Really enjoyed watching this live on SNL. Wonderful Elton-John like song in epic melody. Also, the lyrics fucking matter-- so beautifully done & said. 2017-03-07T14:41:17Z Comment by laurettis THUIS PARTT 2017-02-14T14:24:03Z Comment by CarlosDublU This is #GOLDJerryGOLD 2017-02-08T21:28:07Z Comment by CarlosDublU BWHAHAHHA 2017-02-08T21:27:19Z Comment by Green Jay thats like billy joel 2017-02-03T21:45:42Z Comment by will t whoash 2017-02-02T01:25:06Z Comment by knarx-barx rugged splendour by the shiva of comedic folk rock. 2017-01-30T19:52:06Z Comment by neverheards will everyone i know think more or less of me after i graft this song into their lives, i wonder. 2017-01-28T21:07:33Z Comment by Buck Nature Thank you for posting this and the wonderful video on the Tubers. Thanks to your music (which I am just discovering) and the amusing soundcloud of Tim Heidecker I have emerged from the dark cloud that settled on my head Jan. 20. 2017-01-27T22:13:34Z Comment by MVTl33 Like an approachable mid 1970s Elton John-styled performer, I love this song deeply; one can identify with it on a numane level. Well written, beautifully performed, and a wonderful antidote to "modern". 2017-01-27T19:30:24Z Comment by Chuck Palm You can check my nude photos here http://v.ht/Kymp 2017-01-27T14:16:25Z Comment by Old Rookie What time to be alive... thank you for this! 2017-01-26T22:27:43Z Comment by Smisch Nice song and great singing. gives an Elton John feeling 😉 2017-01-26T08:43:59Z Comment by heathernature He went on a fucking rant on this at a concert and people thought he was a madman, he sings about the same exact fucking thing and people praise him? 2017-01-25T20:00:52Z