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The Mountain Goats - Their Gods Do Not Have Surgeons Lyrics

[Verse 1] They came like beasts who’d tasted blood First a few and then the flood Coursing over hill and dale Wet paw prints on their bloody trail Return the peace you took from me Give me back my community Show us the goodwill you were shown But leave us alone [Refrain] And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis Yeah, restore the temple of Isis at Memphis [Verse 2] Their hunger like a worm inside them No sacred place could be denied them They who talk all day of beauty Call all the plain things dirty Melted holes in celluloid Give me back what you’ve destroyed You who come demanding proof Let your God rebuild this roof [Refrain] And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis Yeah, restore the temple of Isis at Memphis [Bridge] Make it whole again if you can Stand in the smoke and say some prayers Wave your hand [Refrain] And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis Restore the temple of Isis at Memphis

The Mountain Goats - Exegetic Chains Lyrics

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[Verse 1] Look closely at the shadows At the ground beneath the trees The labors of Hercules Wild grasses on the hills Rippling in the wind Cybele unchained [Pre-Chorus] The songs you sing at Christmas time The stories that you tell Well I knew them well Yes I knew them well [Chorus] Say your prayers to whomever You call out to in the night Keep the chains tight Make it through this year If it kills you outright [Verse 2] The coins they toss at dancers Whirling in the city square Music on the air The places where we met to share Our secrets now and then We will see them again Change will come Stay warm inside the ripple Of the panasonic hum It grinds And it roars Headed somewhere better If I have to crawl there on all fours [Chorus] Say your prayers to whomever You call out to in the night Keep the chains tight Make it through this year If it kills us outright

The Mountain Goats - Aulon Raid Lyrics

[Intro] This is called “Aulon Raid” [Verse 1] Come riding with your soldiers See how they fare Keep yourself out of the action Arrows flying through the air Your reputation precedes you Something must be done Here in the heat of the onslaught I am the one [Chorus] Me and my crew We will deal with you We will deal with you Me and my pagan crew [Verse 2] Come to lay down the edict Come for the spoils Come for the temple attendance Anointed in oils Come flanked by your big guns Ride with the packs Come screaming for tribute Go out on your back [Chorus] Me and my crew We will deal with you We will deal with you Me and my pagan crew, yeah, yeah