This version recorded at the Saint Clair Ave apartment, Saint Paul MN on November 8, 2010
lyrics
Time to get high and to go down to
The backyard creepy release show
All our dead friends who are at loose ends
Are getting stoned backstage at the show
And you know
That it's more fun to play than it is to go
And see the backyard creepy release show, bro
We'll let you know after the show
We'll let you go after the show
Well, I don't want to join in, don't want to sing along
But one is the loneliest protest song
So when it gets late, call that girl you don't hate
And get her stoned backstage at the show and you know...
You'll forget the words to the best songs on earth
At the graveyard industry fake show
When everyone dies, they will all sink down
To the never-ending release show
Where there's a past-it guitar god with skeleton hands
And a drummer with quick time dead arm bloodshot plans
And a terrorist frontman who's never lived, but can tell you how
To feel and fulfill if you sell out
But there's no use listening now
Cause everyone's dead by the time they get
To the backyard..
Labelmates roll like heads of state
Down to the backyard creepy release show
It's a creepy release show, bro
It's a creepy release show
We're throwing in the backyard
We're dying in the backyard
And colliding in the backyard
Stoned and hiding in the backyard...
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Getting to hear Emily Haines sing Anthems live is always a treasured memory. This has been my favourite record for 15 years and I can’t wait to see the Toronto anniversary show in December. Much love from a long time fan! devgen92
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