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Recorded in the Fullerton Ave living room, Chicago IL, on September 23 & October 28 2005, new vocals recorded March 21, 2006

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Well you can stop staring at me, cause I know
That I’m double-exposed and it shows
But just where am I supposed to go when I know
That I was Born In The Wrong Universe?

I’ve thought it through perfectly well
And I’ve written it down and it’s hell
'Cause just who am I supposed to tell when I know
That I was Born In The Wrong Universe?

My friends, they say “Why don’t you try?”
“'Cause it’s hard!, and I’ve been drinking since three and I’m bored"
I’m the passenger sort so my calls go ignored
'Cause I was Born In The Wrong Universe

Born In The Wrong Universe
Let me get back in the dirt
I was Born In The Wrong Universe
I can tell, cause it’s too boring to stop

Someone somewhere must’ve stole my place
And now they’re living well and feeling fine
They must’ve made some deal with luck, and then I came unstuck
Cross my heart and hope to die
Or maybe put me back in
Either tear me out or else stick me back in

My heart is missing the part which implies
That it’s absent the part that denies it can apologize
All these parts are obscured
'Cause I was Born In The Wrong Universe

And I remember saying “shit, this is lame”
No one asked me to further explain
They always just quietly turn their heads and cough
Cause I was Born In The Wrong Universe

Born In The Wrong Universe
Let me jump into the hearse
I was Born In The Wrong Universe
I can tell, 'cause it’s too boring to hurt

Fuck, I was Born In The Wrong Universe

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from The Beginner's Guide To Birds ( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 1 8 ), released December 4, 2020

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