Mythology (The Great Director)

from I'll Never Sleep Again by Birds & Batteries

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In the land of the landslides, flash floods and valleys of stars
People are drinking in alleys and kissing in bars
We wear suits sewn with gold lace, brass straps and nylon guitars
And it's good to be a mariachi, we work hard
Five wives and a hundred lifetimes
And a Mexico-goldrush-execution
Federales will always win
But the bandits will choose to get shot with their hats on
You fought in the second world war and you quake at the memory
Of one one-armed salute
As you wade on to certain death
Using celluloid to capture flesh
The great director
Your father and you
Well you're the best of friends, and Humphrey Bogart too
Old collaborators
Drinking whiskey with cast and crew
Discovering women who become icons
There's monkeys in your hotel room
They've strewn shit about but you keep them around
You've got eyes that light up around horses
And you lead the hunt every time
You have proven yourself as a boxer
But you always wanted to be a great painter
As long as you've got a song in your heart
All your cameras could fall apart
As long as you've got a song in your heart

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from I'll Never Sleep Again, released August 27, 2007

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