Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror - Jeffrey/Jack Lewis
Today I went to Major Matt's to remaster my old album
And on the L train in the morning I was pretty sure I saw Will Oldham
He was wearin' the same sunglasses he had on stage at the Bowery Ballroom
Had he come to walk among the Williamsburgers of his kingdom
And like the burghers of Calais will a sacrifice be demanded
To offer up our dreams and beg for mercy empty-handed
And hapless in our hipness crowded 5 to an appartment
Relegate our dreams to hobbies and deny our disappointment
Cause The Stones in '65 want total satisfaction kid
But The Stones in '69 see grace in just getting what you need
But if that's a victory then I'd hate to see what I'd look like defeated
Cause I know there are those among us who seem to get their dreams unimpeded
Today I went to Major Matt's to remaster my old album
And on the L train in the morning i was really sure i saw Will Oldham
He was wearin' the same sunglasses he had on stage at the Bowery Ballroom
Had he come to walk among the Williamsburgers of his kingdom
And you might say now there's a guy who seems to have their world laid out before him
Or you might say he's just a rich kid or a fascist or a charlatan
But either way you say it if you look at indie-rock culture you really can't ignore him
And even if at first dismissive after some listens you'll enjoy him
I was thinking this on the L train intend on bursting my own bubble
How long should an artist struggle before it isn't worth the hassle
And admit we aren't fit to be the one inside the castle
This quest for greatness or at least hipness just a scam
And too much trouble but then what makes on human being worthy of an easy ride
Born to be a natural artist you love or hate but can't deny
While us minions in our millions tumble into history's chasm
We might have a couple of laughs but we're still wastes of protoplasm
Today I was gonna waste some time and money to remaster some dumb old album
And on the L train in the morning i was really sure I saw Will Oldham
He was wearin' the same big sunglasses he had on stage at the Bowery Ballroom
Had he come to see the strife here in the gutters of his kingdom
Where us noble starving artists are striving to feed our ego
Our mothers like our music our our friends come to our shows
And if our friends become successful we'll consider them our foes
Go home to our 4 roomates after payin' big bucks for rockstars shows
What a nightmare what a horror i don't want no part of this
Get me off this crazy ride
I'm gonna puke I'm gonna piss I'd rather kill myself
I'd rather just relax or not exist
But you say you wanna do an e-mail interview Oh what the heck I can't resist
Hey 'ma guess what today I did another magazine interview
Honey that's great you're really famous Yeah and I'm 27 too
I kinda thought I was gonna grow up to do stuff that would benefit humanity
But it's getting harder to tell if this artist's life is even benefitting me
Cause I was gonna waste some time and money today to remaster some dumb old album
And on the L train in the morning I was totally sure I saw Will Oldham
He was wearin' the same big sunglasses he had on stage at the bowery ballroom
And since I was feeling in need of answers I just went right up and asked him I said
Will Bonnie Prince Palace or whatever What do you think about it
Is it worth being an artist or an indie-rock star or are you better off without it
Cause I mean maybe the world would be better if we were all just uncreative drones
No dead child hood dreams to haunt us a decent job a decent home
And if we have some extra time we could do real things to promote peace
Become scientists or history teachers or un-corrupt police at least
Come on Will you gotta tell me I grabbed and shook him by the arm
The L train was leaning Bedford with 10000 white 20 somethings crowed on
He opened his mouth to speak but it was lost in the rumbling of the wheels
We were thrown together in a corner and I yelled Tell me man for real
You're living comfortably I assume even if you're not quite a household name
You've reached a pretty high level of success and critical acclaim
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