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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Bird
Violin
Chris Morrissey
Bass
Martin Dosh
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Bird
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Bird
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He's keepin' busy, yeah, he's bleedin' stones
His machinations and his palindromes
It was innocent, but hear the voice
Anything but hear the voice
It was anything but hear the voice
It says it we're all basically alone
[Verse 2]
Poor Professor Pynchon had only good intentions
When he put his Bunsen burners all away
And turnin' to a playground in a petri dish
Where single cells would swing their fists
At anything that looks like easy prey
In this nature show that rages everyday
It was then he heard his intuition say
[Chorus]
We were all basically alone
And despite what all his studies had shown
That what's mistaken for closeness is just a
Case for mitosis
Why do some show no mercy while others are painfully shy?
Tell me doctor can you quantify?
'Cause he just wants to know the reason
The reason why
[Verse 3]
Why do they congregate in groups of four
Scatter like a billion spores and let the wind just
Carry them away?
How can kids be so mean?
Our famous doctor tried to glean
As he went home at the end of the day
In this nature show that rages everyday
It was then he heard his intuition say
[Chorus]
We were all basically alone
Despite what all his studies had shown
That what's mistaken for closeness is just a
Case for mitosis
Sure fatal doses, malcontent through osmosis
Why do some show no mercy while others are painfully shy?
Oh, tell me doctor can you quantify?
The reason why
Written by: Andrew Bird