X-Patriate: Alan J. Lipman: The Joke

"The Joke", the haunting release from Alan Lipman, the vocalist, composer, lyricist, and multi-instrumentalist known as X-Patriate, from his hit album "Greetings From Lafayette Park".
With comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Will Oldham, Jeff Buckley and more, but with a creative vision and voice all of his own, over half a million listeners across the world have come to his music. As always, Lipman writes all the music and lyrics, sings all of the vocals, and plays all of the instruments.

Get it: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-joke/id268294745?i=268295534

Lyrics:

The Joke
From "Greetings From Lafayette Park"
Lyrics, Music, Instruments, Vocals by Alan J. Lipman
Copyright 2007-2011
Alan J. Lipman/X-Patriate Music
All Rights Reserved


The Joke
Was that
She was beautiful

The Joke
Was that
She was young

The Joke
Was that
He was terrible

The Joke
Was that
He was hung

The Joke
Was that
On their first night
They stared
So deep
In each others eyes

And told each other
Sweet and elaborate
Deep and compelling
Lies

The Joke was
The Joke was
The Joke was
The Joke was

The Joke
Was that
He tried to convince himself
That he wasn't scared

Of a simple and honest decision
For which
He was
Utterly unprepared

The Joke
Was her desperation
Was like aid
To a famished nation

Made her make light
Of her situation
'Til she held herself
Still

The Joke was
The Joke was
The Joke was
The Joke was

Time was
It was scripted
The variants
Steps in a hidden dance

The half caught
Raise of an eyebrow
The ellipsis of breath
Of considered chance

Now he's hounded by
Fate
And she's cornered by
Time

And so it's:
Line, line, line, line

(Instrumental)

The Joke
Was that
There was a city
Enveloping
Their new choices

Caressing
Their uninvolved pity
Diffusing
The control
In their voices

And sending it off
Beyond the Towers
Which await
As they always will

The Joke, ah
The Joke, ah
The Joke, ah
The Joke, ah

The Joke, ah.

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