Okkervil River R.I.P.
Okkervil River Lyrics

Hey, my little baby
Greetings to the singer's loved one

Pointing at the sky's amazing
The loved one is amazed by the sky

In the lake now
The singer and loved one are at a lake

All of this sensation
The artist is feeling a lot of emotion

And no space on earth to place it
There is nowhere to channel the artist's emotions

Where it's safe now
The singer wishes to find a safe space

You've got a big day coming
The loved one has an important day approaching

A big day coming now
There is an upcoming significant event

Gather, crowd, around me
The artist is calling for a group of people

In the gutter where you found me
The artist was in a difficult situation when the crowd found them

Help me stand now
The singer wants help to stand up on their feet

My body, it is aching
The artist's body is in pain

And my poor old heart is breaking
The singer's heart is in emotional pain

And I'm so freaked out
The singer is very anxious and scared

We've got a big chance coming
There is a big opportunity approaching

A big chance coming now
There is a significant event approaching

All the little Sadies
Refers to young girls and women

And the literary ladies
Refers to women involved with literature

Wish me well now
The singer is receiving good wishes from others

A slab upon a plane that
The artist is on a plane

Through the air is silver swaying
The plane is in motion in the sky

Into sun now
The plane is headed towards the sun

I hightail my cool haircut
The singer is moving quickly with their stylish haircut

Through the turnstiles of the airport
The artist is going through the airport gate

On the run now
The singer is in a hurry

Flip a couple hundred pages
The singer is reading intensely

I was turning thirty-eight
The singer's age is 38

I was a horrible sight
The artist was in very bad shape

You've got a bad day coming
There is a negative event approaching for the loved one

A sad day coming 'round
The approaching event will be a sad one

I'll wear a white suit and black sunglasses
The singer will dress up for the upcoming event

To the last mass now
Referring to a funeral or other religious service

Then give me one last kiss
The artist seeks a final kiss before the approaching event

In your pink silk dress, I guess
The loved one is wearing a pink dress

Said, "I have lost all will to"
The singer is quoting the loved one, who feels very defeated

With my face pressed against your breast
The artist is holding their loved one closely

And I have pilfered the king's pills
The singer has stolen medication

From the palace medicine chest
The medication was in a fancy place

I cried a quart of crocodile tears
The singer cried in a fake, exaggerated way

Onto Allison Anne's pink champagne glass
The artist's tears landed on a glass belonging to Allison Anne

I was escorted from the premises
The artist was kicked out of a location

For being a mess
The singer was seen as troubled and disruptive

And it's just like when John Howe told me
The singer is reminded of a time when someone named John Howe told them about something

How the Force MDs died
The Force MDs were a music group that disbanded

Lou Gehrig's disease laid T.C.D. low
A person named T.C.D. got a serious illness

Mercury had a heart attack back in '95
A person named Mercury passed away due to a heart attack in 1995

And where DJ Doctor Rock went
The singer does not know where DJ Doctor Rock is

Nobody knows
No one has information on DJ Doctor Rock's whereabouts

I see my grandfather, T. Holmes
The singer sees their relative, T. Holmes

"Bud" Moore laid up in his hospital clothes
A person named "Bud" Moore is in the hospital

But I think about Judee Sill dying in some trailer park
The singer reflects on the death of musician Judee Sill

Out of cocaine and codeine all alone
Judee Sill passed away due to drug use, feeling very lonely

It was a big waste
The artist believes Judee Sill's passing was a waste

Brother, such a big waste
The singer emphasizes how much of a waste they believe it was

Yeah, I know
The singer acknowledges what they said

They had some great songs
Referring to the music of Judee Sill or others mentioned previously

Must have been a great time
The artist believes a certain time period was enjoyable

So long ago
The enjoyable time period is far in the past

But I didn't open up my mouth
The singer did not speak out about their feelings before

Just to piss and moan
The artist did not speak out just to complain

No way
The singer is clearly stating their intentions

All the air is glitter
The air has a shiny appearance

And I went and hit the
The singer did something unspecified

Skating rink alone now
The artist is at a skating rink by themselves

I'll watch the kids all skim across the ice
The artist is watching children skate on the ice

They look so nice
The children look good while skating

It was so cold out
The weather is very cold

And then I coughed into my cupped hands
The artist coughed in a specific manner

Across the rink so I could hear the band
The music could be heard throughout the skating rink

Two guitars, a drummer
There were two guitars and a drummer playing music

A chick singer with a Kurzweil
The singer was a woman who used a Kurzweil keyboard

On a keyboard stand
The keyboard was on a stand

And I said, "Play that cover"
The singer requested a specific song to be played

I said, "Play that cover song again"
The singer requested the song once more