Well you say your one
For working ’til the work is done
But I don’t see you lift a hand
To help out one of your fellow man
And they’re using us up again
But I won’t be no puppet on a string
Your wheels on fire
Your one desire
Is to roll and rule over everyone
C’mon and do it
We see right thru it
You can roll and rule but we will overcome
You say you’re one
For talking ’til all the talk is done
I see you move your mouth
But I hear nothing of any weight come out
And you’re calling on our defeat again
You’re talkin’ talkin’ but you’re not really
saying anything
Your wheels on fire
Your one desire
Is to bend and twist every good thing we’ve done
Go on and do it
We’ll see right through it
You can bend and twist but we’re holding strong
You’re building us up just tear us down
You think that nothing is going to stop you now
But I hear you preaching from the lowest rung
Your wheels on fire
Your one desire
Is to point and push your will on everyone
Go on and do it
It’s so like you
You can point and push but we will overcome
Your wheels on fire
Your one desire
Is to tear and twist at every good thing we’ve done
Go on and try and it no one buys it
You can turn and twist but we will overcome
We will overcome
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This is undoubtedly my single favorite album of all time. It feels like such a perfect culmination of all the themes and ideas Fleet Foxes has been working with since 2008. It answers many of the questions found on both Helplessness Blues and Crack-Up, and represents an incredible maturation and growth in Robin Pecknold's perspective. Their other albums are certainly masterpieces, but this, in my opinion, is their magnum opus. I doubt it will be recognized as such in its time. isaiah_stuart
An earthy yet somewhat chilly record about life, death, and reconnection, the latest from LOMA experiments with a turn towards the gloomy. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024