on the first day there was laughter, on the first day there was cake
by the third day tribunals came for all of the enemies
on the first day promises were delivered with smiles
by that first week promises were tied to resentments of old
i had a friend
used to be a banker
i had a friend
now he is nowhere
now, now i can see, i can see how it should be
on the first day the slogans were hung for the masses
but now it’s the masses that hang for the slogans
on the first day the new young declared they’d arrived
but how i miss options now that i’m infantilized
i had a friend
used to be a teacher
i had a friend
now she is nothing
now, now i can see, i can see how i should be
(instrumental part)
now, now we can see, we can see how we should be
marc - vocals, acoustic guitar
stewart - bass, bg vocals
spring - violin
janie - bells
justin - piano
written by marc