You All Loved Him Once Lyrics - Conor Oberst

You all loved him once and not without cause 

He fed you through the winter 

He led you through the fog 

You hid behind his body to be sheltered from the mob 

You all loved him once and not without cause 

You all loved him once when his glory was unmatched 

Your signal when to celebrate was the bugle of his laugh 

Oh, when it came time to stand with him 

You scattered with the rats 

You all loved him once, that time has passed 

You all loved him once when the future was opaque 

His reassuring visions were the pillars of your faith 

Through a thousand false horizons 

He would always fly it straight 

You all loved him once, that turned to hate 

You all loved him once, an uncommon love at that 

What you saw as a pedestal was his elevated path 

So to satisfy the Philistines 

You stabbed him in the back 

You all loved him once, imagine that 

You all loved him once 

Yes, you ate out of his hand 

He mirrored your confusion 

So that you might understand 

Then your soul was an experiment so he drew a diagram 

You all loved him once, it ended bad 

You all loved him once and not without cause 

He helped carry your baggage when your strength was nearly gone 

And the more and more was put on him 

He tried his best to take it on 

You all loved him once, not without cause 

You all loved him once, now he is gone