We Are On Our Way To Bremen
from We Are Going to Bremen To Be Musicians by Geoff Berner
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10. We Are On Our Way to Bremen
We are on our way to Bremen--
That’s where we’re going to be musicians.
People say we’re too used up to be allowed to live,
But we’ve still got a caravan of fucks to give.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Donkey does our fearless leading,
Realism is something he’s not needing.
People talk like they understand the world but they may find,
When he kicks them in the head, it’s liable to change their mind.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Rooster says he can predict the future,
But actually, he’s just a rooster.
If he could read his own entrails, he would see
The comfort-giving chicken soup that is his destiny.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Dog is full of moral confusion,
But the Cat lives under no illusion.
The Dog did his killing out of loyalty and for pay,
But the Cat knows why he would have done it anyway.
And we’re on our way,
We’ll get there any day
Now,
Let’s have a sacred feast,
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
We are on our way to Bremen
That’s where we shall become musicians.
They’re going to make a statue of us in the square,
To commemorate the fact that we were never there.
We are on our way to Bremen--
That’s where we’re going to be musicians.
People say we’re too used up to be allowed to live,
But we’ve still got a caravan of fucks to give.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Donkey does our fearless leading,
Realism is something he’s not needing.
People talk like they understand the world but they may find,
When he kicks them in the head, it’s liable to change their mind.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Rooster says he can predict the future,
But actually, he’s just a rooster.
If he could read his own entrails, he would see
The comfort-giving chicken soup that is his destiny.
And so we’re on our way—
We’ll speak of Death another day,
Let’s have a sacred feast
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
The Dog is full of moral confusion,
But the Cat lives under no illusion.
The Dog did his killing out of loyalty and for pay,
But the Cat knows why he would have done it anyway.
And we’re on our way,
We’ll get there any day
Now,
Let’s have a sacred feast,
With what we’ve stolen from the thieves.
We are on our way to Bremen
That’s where we shall become musicians.
They’re going to make a statue of us in the square,
To commemorate the fact that we were never there.
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from We Are Going to Bremen To Be Musicians,
released October 16, 2015
Lyrics and Music by: Geoff Berner
Lyrics and Music by: Geoff Berner
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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