Beck - Emergency Exit

14 miles away from a landfill grave
never pawned my watch and chain
to the landlord living inside my head
never paid my rent till the lights went dead
then I saw my sign comin up the road
a dead ditch waiting for to bury my load
on the avenues in the plain of day
I threw a roosevelt dime in a bucket of rain

now hold your hand onto the plow
work your body till the sun goes down
what's left of death is more than fear
let dust be dust and the good lord near
it's a little too much to ask of faith
it's a little late to wait for fate
so tell the angels what you seen
scarecrow shadow on a Nazarene

kindness will find you
when darkness has fallen
round your bed
kindness will follow
children will wander
till
the end

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Emergency
• Exit
• Beck
• Guero
• dust
• brothers

[clyse88]

I FUCKIN LOVE THIS SONG. GOD DAMN----

[heyheyodelay]

Best opening ever.

[bzerc]

@werdy18 string

[donriel2710]

whenever there was a fire drill i could never find the emergencey exit, so i just listened to this song instead. i'd die happy listening to beck

[spiritofunion1]

Incredible track..from a modern day Master!

[werdy18]

Does anyone know what kind of guitar he uses in the last minute or two (or maybe throghout the whole song). It has a resonating, tonal (I know this makes no sense) quality you just don't hear much.  That outro sounds so great with that guitar. Fuckin luv it

[werdy18]

@cgraf420 Yeah dude i agree. I think he sings dirt or dust, but not body.

[Lapensee80]

Kindness will find you when darkness has fallen...

Wonderful song. Thank you.

[Marc22j]

I love this album!!

[PlatinumHDproduction]

@heyheyodelay Best Exit Ever !!!

[HMG5588]

I bought this album when it came out and just heard this song for the first time yesterday driving home from work. Cool lyrics. I love it. Beck is a great poet. "Scarecrow shadow on the Nazarene" Awesome line!!! May 21, 2011.

[TheDevildog27]

@Goldy8079 & cgraf420 thanx fo that laugh xD