Vietnam Lyrics - Pale Green Ghosts - John Grant

To say that I'm a man undone 

Is understatement at its worst 

I was completely incapacitated 

By your southern charm 

It hit me like an ancient gypsy curse 

But this instrument you use with such precision 

It's like a concrete wall, a thousand meters tall 

And I've tried to climb its icy walls a million times 

But I simply cannot find inside of me 

The requisite resolve 

Your silence is a weapon 

It's like a nuclear bomb 

It's like the Agent Orange they used 

To use in Vietnam 

And it's accompanied by an apathy 

That's deafening to the ears 

You know it is complete and perfect 

And you wield it without fear 

It isn't complicated; you just don't care 

You attack me by not saying anything 

You say that you don't bring your anger to me 

But it poisons every fiber of your being 

Now you started something that you cannot finish 

And left me standing in the wreckage on my own 

And the only thing that brings me any comfort 

Is the knowledge that no matter who you're with 

You'll always be alone 

[Repeat x2] 

Your silence is a weapon 

It's like a nuclear bomb 

It's like the Agent Orange they used 

To use in Vietnam 

And it's accompanied by an apathy 

That's deafening to the ears 

You know it is complete and perfect 

And you wield it without fear