The Soup by Regina Spektor

Lyrics:

The soup, the soup, the soup, the soup...

The soup was hot and split pea and on the stove
And michael and marry and bugsy and buster were occupied
The pictures as clear as an illusion in their mind
And the plan was foolproof but there was so much to do

First they'd decide who'd drive the car, who'd wear the masks and who'd bribe the cops
Then they'd decide what were the rules, when do shoot and when do you hold back
They'd synchronize their watches and their heartbeats and their ribcages
This can't be a mess, this can't be a mess...

Nobody knows how it comes to be that they think that they must and they do what they can
But the cops are right there and the sirens they blare and the bystarers stare and everyone just stands
Bugsy went down first, then marry, then michael drove off and buster just ran
He was running like a child running in a game of tag
Until he was hit, until he was it...

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[mrSRSbuisness]

Oh regina, only you could make a song about murder cute and innocent.

[jemmismeers]

i really prefer tomato soup, with a little basil. i think it's the best. let's discuss.

[fraglepuss]

Thank you regina! this is the last song in your 43 song playlist that I just listened to to get through my 8 hour last minute cram for biology.

[elmocuppicake]

I remember listening to this song in fifth grade on the way to space camp :D

[alicepotter777]

@meikusje oh yeah! the book is The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen. my English teacher let me borrow it:) great book. teared up more than once...

[meikusje]

@jemmismeers I love currysoup with spinach and cooked eggs. Best. Soup.Ever.

[meikusje]

@alicepotter777 That sounds really interesting, if you find out the title or something, please let me know!

[alicepotter777]

@xxxxxxxxKatexxxxxxxx i dont remember the auther but its about this girl who doesnt understand the importance of the history of judaism. so she gets sent to like 1940 and she relives everything her great grandparents lived, and she knows everything that is going to happen. the body she ends up in dies in the end, but right before she goes into the gas chamber she comes back to the present.

[xxxxxxxxKatexxxxxxxx]

@alicepotter777 is it by Jane Yolen? I read a book by her called 'Briar Rose' (which is also about the Holocaust) and some of the scenes in it kind of remind me of this song. lol :P

[TheVocaProject]

what ever happened to buster?

[productofstress]

I love how some of her hits have a million trillion billion views, but this is relatively unheard.

[morikahjo]

@jemmismeers LMAOOOOO! Yes...yes i agree....tomatoe is best for me!