Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sturgill Simpson
Lead Vocals
Dave Cobb
Guitar
Kevin Black
Bass Guitar
Laur Joamets
Guitar
Miles Miller
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sturgill Simpson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Cobb
Producer
John Netti
Assistant Engineer
Justin Herlocker
Assistant Engineer
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer
Sturgill Simpson
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Introducing "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music"
[Verse 1]
I've seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing in
Met the devil in Seattle and spent nine months inside the lions' den
Met Buddha yet another time, he showed me a glowing light within
But I swear that God is there every time I glare into the eyes of my best friend
[Refrain]
Says my son, "It's all been done
Someday, you're gonna wake up old and gray
Go and try to have some fun showing warmth to everyone
You meet and greet and cheat along the way"
[Verse 2]
There's a gateway in our minds that leads somewhere out there, far beyond this plane
Where reptile aliens made of light cut you open and pull out all your pain
Tell me how you make illegal something that we all make in our brain
Some say you might go crazy, then again, it might make you go sane
[Bridge]
Every time I take a look inside inside that old and fabled book
I'm blinded and reminded of the pain caused by some old man in the sky
Marijuana, LSD, psilocybin, and DMT, they all changed the way I see
Love's the only thing that ever saved my life
[Outro]
So don't waste your mind on nursery rhymes and fairy tales of blood and wine
It's turtles all the way down the line
So to each their own till we go home to other realms our souls must roam
To and through the myth that we all call space and time
Written by: Sturgill Simpson