Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris Thile
Mandolin
Thomas Bartlett
Keyboards
Ted Poor
Drums
Aoife O'Donovan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Thile
Songwriter
Thomas Bartlett
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Thile
Producer
Thomas Bartlett
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
February swings
My timeline
From worry to despair
There's a lifetime
Of friendships to repair
Between
America and everybody else
[Verse 2]
'Cause froggy thinks the courtship
Is going pretty well
Says, buddy, if you say it isn't
You can go to hell
With your movies and your marches
Your speeches and your stupid songs
[Verse 3]
And your girly falsetto, girly falsetto
Falling from the highest heights
And the ribbons running
Through your violet vintage mics
[Verse 4]
I try to look away
From my timeline
But I see it everywhere
It's another die or try
In a hundred for
The characters
To stand up, wondering
When he's gonna crack
[Verse 5]
'Cause froggy thinks his whistle
Is the Liberty Bell
Says, buddy, if you say it isn't
You can go to hell
With your vive la résistance
Your facts and your stupid songs
[Verse 6]
And your girly falsetto, girly falsetto
Falling from the highest heights
And the ribbons running
Through your violet vintage mics
'Cause everything is going great
You should be super psyched
[Verse 7]
Don't tell it like it is
Don't tell it like it was
Just tell it like I want it to be
Don't tell it like it is
Don't tell it like it was
[Verse 8]
I try to brighten up
My timeline
With Roger's eighteenth slam
I'm so
Enamored of
Him, God above
Can't hear his groans
Strokes with that kind
Of grace
[Verse 9]
Shut up and sing in falsetto
Sing in falsetto
Falling from the highest heights
Like the ribbons running
Through your violet vintage mics
'Cause everything is going great
You should be super psyched
[Verse 10]
Put the false in falsetto
Let your voice go gentle
Into this good night
The further up it goes
The faster it can fall in line
You entertainers
Need to keep the entertainment light
[Verse 11]
Don't tell it like it is
Entertainers better keep the entertainment light
Don't tell it like it was
Entertainers better keep the entertainment light
Just tell it like I want it to be
Don't tell it like it is
Entertainers need to keep the entertainment light
Don't tell it like it was
Entertainers need to keep the entertainment light
Just tell it like I want it to be
[Verse 12]
I'll put the false in falsetto
Let my voice go gentle
Into this goodnight
Written by: Chris Thile, Thomas Bartlett
