[ti:Matthew 25:21] [ar:The Mountain Goats] [al:The Life Of The World To Come] [00:02.00]The Mountain Goats - Matthew 25:21 [00:06.00] [00:16.58]They hook you up [00:20.60]To a fentanyl drip [00:28.93]To mitigate the pain a little bit [00:32.02]I flew in [00:35.57]From Pennsylvania [00:43.50]When I heard the hour was coming fast [00:49.50]And I docked in San Barbara [00:57.58]Tried to brace myself [01:04.65]You can't brace yourself [01:08.52]When the time comes [01:12.69]You just have to roll with the blast [01:17.19]And I'm an eighteen-wheeler headed down the interstate [01:21.79]And my breaks are going to give [01:23.84]And I won't know till it's too late [01:27.63]Tires screaming when I lose control [01:32.59]Try not to hurt too many people when I roll [01:59.59]Find the harbor freeway [02:03.93]And head south [02:07.47]Real tired [02:11.21]Head kind of light [02:15.14]I found Telegraph Road [02:18.50]I'd only seen the name on envelopes [02:22.92]Found the parking lot [02:26.55]And turned right [02:29.54]I felt all the details [02:34.06]Carving out space in my head [02:37.99]Tropicanas on the walk way [02:41.79]Neon red [02:45.70]Between the pain [02:48.55]And the pills trying to hold at bay [02:53.56]Stand as a traveler going far away [03:00.98]And I am airplane tumbling wing over wing [03:04.91]Tried to listen to my instruments [03:06.60]They don't say anything [03:10.23]People screaming when the engines quit [03:14.60]I hope we're all in crash position when we hit [03:59.68]And then came to your bedside [04:06.63]And as it turns out [04:09.06]I'm not ready [04:13.06]And as though [04:15.77]You were speaking through a thick haze [04:22.99]You said hello to me [04:29.81]We all stood there around you [04:37.51]Happy to hear you speak [04:44.60]The last of something bright burning [04:48.54]Still burning [04:52.66]Beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy [04:57.92]And you were a presence full of light upon this earth [05:02.01]And I am a witness to your life and to it's worth [05:07.51]It's three days later when I get the call [05:12.11]And there's nobody around to break my fall