We Don't Eat
James Vincent McMorrow Lyrics

If this is redemption, why do I bother at all
I don't see the point in trying to redeem myself because nothing has changed.

There's nothing to mention, and nothing has changed
Things are still the same, and there's nothing new to report.

Still I'd rather be working at something, than praying for the rain
I'd rather be doing something productive than waiting for something to happen.

So I wander on, till someone else is saved
I'll keep moving forward until someone else is saved, and then maybe I'll find redemption.

I moved to the coast, under a mountain
I moved to the coast, near a mountain.

Swam in the ocean, slept on my own
I went swimming in the ocean and slept alone.

At dawn I would watch the sun cut ribbons through the bay
At dawn, I would watch the sun's rays cut through the bay like ribbons.

I'd remember all the things my mother wrote
I remember all the things my mother wrote to me.

That we don't eat until your father's at the table
We don't eat until our father is at the table.

We don't drink until the devil's turned to dust
We don't drink until the devil is no more.

Never once has any man I've met been able to love
I've never met a man who was capable of loving.

So if I were you, I'd have a little trust
If I were you, I would trust a little more.

Two thousand years, I've been in that water
I've been in that water for two thousand years.

Two thousand years, sunk like a stone
I've been sunk like a stone for two thousand years.

Desperately reaching for nets that the fishermen have thrown
I'm desperately trying to catch the nets that the fishermen have thrown.

Trying to find, a little bit of hope
I'm trying to find a little bit of hope in my situation.

Me I was holding, all of my secrets soft and hid
I was holding onto my secrets tightly and keeping them hidden.

Pages were folded, then there was nothing at all
I folded the pages, and then there was nothing left.

So if in the future I might need myself a savior
If I ever need a savior in the future,

I'll remember what was written on that wall
I'll remember what was written on the wall.

Am I an honest man and true
Am I honest and true?

Have I been good to you at all
Have I been good to you?

Oh I'm so tired of playing these games
I'm tired of playing games.

We'd just be running down the same old lines
We would just be repeating the same old things.

The same old stories of breathless trains and worn down glories
The same old stories of trains and worn-out glories.

Houses burning, worlds that turn on their own
Houses burning, worlds that turn on their own.

So we don't eat until your father's at the table
We don't eat until our father is at the table.

We don't drink until the devil's turned to dust
We don't drink until the devil is no more.

Never once has any man I've met been able to love
I've never met a man who was capable of loving.

So if I were you my friend, I'd learn to have just a little bit of trust
If I were you, my friend, I would learn to trust a little bit more.