Soundtracked

Cut Your Teeth

This was written in the excitement for an eventual lyrics contest...I didn't intend to write anything; a Kings Of Leon song (don't ask me which one, I don't remember) came on and I stepped away for a smoke break, and some iteration of the opening line and chorus popped into my head and started rolling around. This is what came out of it. Of course, now that I think I can write again, it doesn't sound so great out loud, but it sounds awesome and Modest Mouse-ish in my head.

Cut Your Teeth

You weren't there
when the devil got his start
but you sure know enough
about promoting his art
and infinity
is not the same as sanity
but you've got your supply
and I've got mine.

These idle hands will waste a lot of time.
You've got yours and I've got mine.

Look out the window!
Check under the rug!
Where it all started
isn't where you begun.
Well, he's got a match
and she's got a gun.
I've got a pen
and I've got a thumb.

These idle hands will waste a lot of time.
You've got yours and I've got mine.

Bring on the militia!
Call the National Guard!
Gather 'round your drinkin' buddies
and call to arms!
         Call to arms.
         Call to arms.
         Hug 'til it's illegal
         and no one's harmed.

These idle hands will waste a lot of time.
You've got yours and I've got mine.

Blame it the church.
Blame it on your parents.
Where we come from,
no one understands it.
You're the seed;
you're the belief.
Even the devil
had to cut his teeth.

These idle hands will waste a lot of time.
You've got yours and I've got mine.
We give and live and love and forget
and try and die and cherish regrets.
These idle hands will waste a lot of time.
You've got yours and I've got mine.
We all have jobs that are never done
and where we go ain't where we're from.

Style/genre: Alternative Rock

See also:

"Bury Me With It" by Modest Mouse