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Father John Misty — I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
Album: Mahashmashana
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Our naked bodies go on trial
Just for laughing at the joke
Just for saying of the bargain
What any sales girl already knows
Most of us old men die at the firing line
Just waiting for our number to be called
I guess time just makes fools of us all

Now the king regales his stepsons
When he's loaded as a gun
Says a real man is like a country
You need a map to find you one
Now why do you 'spose
You must approach the throne
With its back up against the wall
I guess time just makes fools of us all

The great-ish minds of my generation
Gladly conscripted in the war
Of defending any Goliath
That would deign darken the door
Now with your genius for picking battles
It's no wonder every helmet is too small
I guess time just makes fools of us all (Mm)
I guess time just makes fools of us all

My drink is watered down
The champ is on his knees
He lost the rematch
He lost the comeback
He lost for charity
But that's the job
That's what gets the asses in the hall
They came for a beating (Hm)
And he came to brawl

Go and serve your client notice
That of all young gods I have known
Yours is easily the least famous
To turn down the cover of The Rolling Stone
Lily-white faces so familiar
And yet impossible to recall
I guess time just makes fools of us all

After a millennia of good times
God said "Hey now, let's have a dream"
Where we raise the stakes a little
Come on let's make things interesting
Parachute into the Anthropocene
An amnesiac, a himbo Ken doll
I guess time just makes fools of us all

I killed a rattlesnake this morning
It was coiled up behind the truck
Put it in reverse and hit it clean
Something he said went in and stuck
Hey I can sell you a million records
I mean your image could use an overhaul
Don't you know time just makes fools of us all?

Headlights headed southbound
The loser's exodus
That's where you'll find me: in Las Vegas
Doing my greatest hits
Me and Dixie, had ourselves a ball
I followed my dreams
And my dreams said to crawl

The groom is a liar
And the bride is a shill
The priest says "If these two don't make it, who among us ever will?"
Don't ask the love you dare for a prediction
Wherein the lovers of tomorrow are involved
I guess time just makes fools of us all (Oh)
I guess time just makes fools of us all (Oh)
I guess time just makes fools of us all
Comments (36)add comment
I like this more every time I hear it. Feels like second cousins to Chris Rea's "Road to Hell."
Posted 5 hours ago by snider100    [ Reply ]
I cannot love this song more ... 10++++++++++++++++++++++++
Posted 1 day ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
whose image couldn’t use a makeover every now and then? #afaf
Posted 6 days ago by theralph    [ Reply ]
I sense a theme with todays music.  Thanks Bill.
Posted 6 days ago by SchrodingersCat    [ Reply ]
Every time this plays I have to check whether there aren't two songs playing at once by mistake.
Posted 1 week ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
 wanderinglevel wrote:

For some reason, I don't want to like this artist ... but every time I listen, I like what he does. 8


I think there's just something inherently dishonest about whatever he does, right down to his FJM persona (he was challenged on in during a famous radio interview and went into a right huff!). It's like he uses the indie/rock sound as a trojan horse for seeking glory and attention. Even the length of this one feels like it's a gimmick for reverence - and it looks like he's pulled it off, too.
Posted 2 weeks ago by shakeheartbreak    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

This is interesting - to me it sounds like it was co-written/produced by JJ Cale and KC and the Sunshine Band. To me this is a good thing!


I LOVE this comment (as well both of those artists).

It’s very 70’s GROOVY for sure!
Posted 2 weeks ago by RoaringMouse    [ Reply ]
Favourite song of the month for me 
Posted 3 weeks ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
Slippery slick production, but not bad: a solid 6
Posted 4 weeks ago by pauldcvc    [ Reply ]
autotuned voice :(
Posted 4 weeks ago by sarou    [ Reply ]
Amazing track. I am always happy to discover something very new that touches me as some of the jewels I collected long ago!
Posted 1 month ago by Metaspace    [ Reply ]
Love everything about this song!
Posted 1 month ago by butchemlolo12    [ Reply ]
If I didn't dislike this song so much, I'd use it to fall asleep. It's like a JJ Cale took too much valium and made a track for Musak.
Posted 1 month ago by joe12south    [ Reply ]
Looooove it!!! What a groovy tune, excellent lyrics, can't get enough!
This song brings me joy, it makes me want to turn up the volume & dance, and definitely makes we want to hear it again!!!!
Thanks RP!!! ♥  
Posted 1 month ago by Bruneliz    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:

Chris Rea like



Indeed, reminds a lot of Road to Hell
Posted 1 month ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
I am moving this up to a 10.  This groove.  
Posted 1 month ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
The theme reminds me of Richard Marx song from the 80's .... Don't mean nothing.  
Posted 1 month ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
Not sure I understand them all but so good to have a modern musician writing proper, thoughtful lyrics.

Good sax solo too.    
Posted 1 month ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
Chris Rea like
Posted 1 month ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 ferwoman wrote:

For lyrics alone this deserves a high rating. 👌



As a not english native listener, I first focus my attention on the music not at all to the lyrics, and to me it is a high rating also with the music / swing, love it !
I will now look at the lyrics 
Posted 1 month ago by dlaumor    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear a song by FJM my first thought is "Oh wow a new Calexico track dropped!" 

Love his voice and his vibe. 
Posted 2 months ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
I like this song, and I usually don't like this kind of band -- if I went to Apple Music and played the FJM station, I'm guessing most of those bands wouldn't be in my rotation. But in this track -- his voice, and the way that the music is produced, really grabs me. I'll dive in.
Posted 2 months ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
I'll have to give this one a bit of time.
Hopefully it grows on me.
Posted 2 months ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
Nice 
Posted 2 months ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
Great song, and then the Bojack Horseman theme song saxophone solo hits before the last verse.  8-->9.
Posted 2 months ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
Gets better with every listen. 
Posted 2 months ago by derrylm1    [ Reply ]
I kept listening and was thinking it was I Am Kloot playing, so I guess I like this guy. :)
Posted 2 months ago by kcatalina    [ Reply ]
For some reason, I don't want to like this artist ... but every time I listen, I like what he does. 8
Posted 2 months ago by wanderinglevel    [ Reply ]
Awesome... First listen and looking it up and seeing the lyrics, knew it was a lengthy tune. William confirmed it, 8 minutes plus. Great music from a former Fleet Fox
Posted 2 months ago by Btravelen    [ Reply ]
This is interesting - to me it sounds like it was co-written/produced by JJ Cale and KC and the Sunshine Band. To me this is a good thing!
Posted 3 months ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Digging new FJM.......................
Posted 3 months ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
For lyrics alone this deserves a high rating. 👌
Posted 3 months ago by ferwoman    [ Reply ]
this guys a Fugazi
Posted 3 months ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Good to hear one of my favourite artists, Father John Misty, on my favourite radio station.
Posted 3 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
I hear Bob Dylans "Things Have Changed". ;-)
Posted 3 months ago by jotwe    [ Reply ]
As an avid mushroom forager: very interesting choice of cover art. 
Posted 3 months ago by LouWu    [ Reply ]