Tragically Hip

The dark Canuck

Tragically Hip


This one is for you 
and it goes on and on and on 
when nothing seems to do 
for when the doubtless and the wrong 
ask; 'can I help you?' 
in that way that says, 'I can't' 
or claim we're all the same 
just inconsistant 
or pretend all understanding 
turned out to be pretense 
then pretend the pretense of understanding 
How long does it take depends 

You can cast your doubts 
Turn em inside-out 
Hang em upside-down 
Til their art falls out-the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
Let your heart all out-the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
Til your art falls out-the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
Let your heart all out 
Summon up your power 

If you need a good connection for drugs 
or a strong tolerance for alcohol 
Too little religious education 
Some pain threshold 
If from the outside 
There's no deman for what you do 
And inside there's an army waiting 
For their marching orders for you 
Come sit on my swing-set 
Come sit on my porch 
After Ten at night, smoke your cigarettes 
if you like, ofcourse 

You can cast your doubts 
Turn em inside-out 
Hang em upside-down 
Til their art falls out- the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
let your heart all out- the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
Til their art falls out- the short answer's; forty-eight hours 
Let your heart all out 
Summon up all your power 

And it does on and on and on 

If we ever get home 
let's don't compare 
let's relinquish all our holidays 
and Drive-In Premieres 

if we ever get home 
gonna have me three children 
Apple, Zippo, and Metronome 
that's what I'm gonna name them 

and get celebrity skin 
the illusion of tough 
I'm gonna talk about nothing 
til nothing's enough 

if we ever get home 
and the subject comes up 
this War isn't for children 
War is nothing's enough 

O' in the clouds of blood at the end of JAWS 
in the misted cars honking their applause 
at the Drive-In Double Feature 
at the heart of dark enough 
O' it's JAWS and The Dark Canuck 
should we stay for The Dark Canuck? 
yea.Everyone, hands up!? 
Who's for 'The Dark Canuck'? 

I think we relinquished enough 
and it's still dark enough 
and it goes on and on and on