They Might Be Giants - Stone Cold Soup d'Etat текст песни

The stars got together and extinguished the moon and sun
And they reigned forever, in the night sky they had won
The words assassinated the book,
The kitchen cooked and ate the cook

Oh yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?
Oh yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'etat
Sone cold coup d'etat, stone cold coup d'etat

The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed
And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled
The bark now commands the trees
The queen is overruled by the bees

Oh yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi?
Oh yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'etat
Sone cold coup d'etat, stone cold coup d'etat


But if history is any guide, it cannot be understood
When you're not on the winning side

Around the dinner table, a family says grace
And the son sees the secret signal on his sister's face
Dad smiles at his wife, daughter reaches for the knife

Oh yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi?
Autumn leaves will burn as the seasons turn
Nature's red in tooth and in claw
Oh yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?
Oh yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'etat
Sone cold coup d'etat, stone cold coup d'etat

Thanks to Jonathan Atkins for correcting these lyrics