I see the fog Over the uphill hole But I smell smoke So I know to lay low And hike into my head But there's nothing new Nothing that I don't already know With the whole world trying to hoax me out of here I still wouldn't go What's the use Of warm weather When we thrive in the cold? I want a house that will burn down Want a wife that I can leave I want my hair so long that it falls out Want a dog that's gonna die on me I want a job so I can quit I want a beard so it can gray I want everything I want everything When a memory starts to be forgotten What's the first thing to go? Is it the places? Is it the people? Is it the color? I would like to know And your memory Do we look like the lovers? In your memory Do I look like the son of man? Everything we see hides another thing And I'm sure you'll see my face again The universe speaks in a fluent language Of reminding us of everything we're trying to forget Like someone, somewhere No, something we're escaping And they're just not having it Down the cascades from where we had it The whole thing comes like a rabbit And when you're living in your own withdrawal Detachment is all you can do about it I want a house that will burn down Want a wife that I can leave I want my hair so long that it falls out Want a dog that's gonna die on me I want a job so I can quit I want a beard so it can gray I want everything I want everything In this moment I get Nothing that I ever wanted But everything that I needed What we don't know keeps us disappointed And what we do Keeps us defeated We look for shelter in glass cases The audience faces never move Float through my abdomen and into my bedroom I want a house that will burn down Want a wife that I can leave I want my hair so long that it falls out Want a dog that's gonna die on me I want a job so I can quit I want a beard so it can gray I want everything to go wrong 'cause what I need is something to say