Philadelphia Cop Lyrics - Sun Kil Moon

Walking to my girlfriend's in Telegraph with a hand full of roses 

Stopped through a corner store, on the TV a Philadelphia cop shot by ISIS 

30,000 people murdered in the USA in 2015 

And when I go in the studio later today we're gonna put up a mic and about this I might sing 

See I don't give a fuck about things like who's the best or the worst on Twitter 

And the other social media, money-making scheme turning you into a zombie 

Jerking you off, masturbator, procrastinator 

While the kids in Silicon Valley take your money and say, "Can we get the check, waiter?" 

While they bulldoze your favorite building in town and turn it into a fucking fruit shake maker 

You got the brains to be the next Norman Mailer 

You got the longevity to be the next Elizabeth Taylor 

You got the class to be the next James fucking Spader 

You got the swagger to be the next Stiv fucking Bator 

But are you sitting on the toilet staring at your phone like a perfectly tailored, made-to-order puppet 

I ain't no one's puppet, I ain't no one's puppet, I ain't no one's puppet, I ain't no one's puppet 

I ain't no one's fucking puppet, I ain't no one's fucking puppet, I ain't no one's fucking puppet, I ain't no one's fucking puppet 

Okay, so here I am, back home 

I'm gonna read another chapter of this book, Beatlebone 

The part so far that's made me the most smile is the page that has multiple uses, uses of the word "wily" 

That's me, a wily motherfucker 

Come to Massillon and that's what you get, sucker 

Gimme a one out of five, a big fat ten 

Give me a two, either way it's all after me 

And to all of you I say: 

"Oh my god, you're a music journalist! Do you get to go to SXSW?" 

"Yeah, pretty much every year. I mean, the magazine I work for sends me out there." 

"Oh my god, that sounds like such a blast." 

"Yeah, it's a lot of fun. I mean, it's super hard to get into VIP-after-show parties but, I don't know, maybe if you tag along I might be able to get you in." 

"Oh my god, you get to meet the bands?" 

"Yeah, totally. I'm friends with Jim James, , a bunch of people. [notification sound] Hold on a second, Sufjan Stevens just texted me right now." 

". So do you get to wear laminate?" 

"Yeah, I mean it makes me feel a little self-conscious but, you know, you sort have to, you know, get into certain shows." 

"Oh my god, that's so cool!" 

Let me ask you: do you own your own story 

Being pimped the fuck out like a pay for a hoe 

If you're a man in charge, cling with staunch feminists and give a woman your job or shut the fuck up 

"Queen Bitch" is a cool David Bowie song 

And so is "Rebel Rebel" and "Diamond Dogs" 

Can you hear me to talking to you, Major Tom? 

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one 

Should my girl be knocking 

When we see each other everything's stopping 

Yes who my girl be knocking 

When we see each other everything'll be stopping 

Oh, how I love her 

Oh, how I love her 

I'm watching Cocaine Cowboys Part Three 

Girlfriend will be here at 7:00 then we're gonna go see a movie 

Next week, got me a show in LA 

Just had a nice dinner at the Elite Cafe 

Walk to the movie and decide to skip our plan 

Came back, turned on the TV, and watch The Falcon and the Snowman 

All the way to the end, where they're walking side by side 

Ankle chains in prison 

And we watched a show on the Mongols with Lisa Ling hosting 

Then we watched some shit about Satanists 

Taking over Detroit 

I gotta say, Detroit being taken over by Satanists was pretty soft stuff 

Now it's 3:03 AM and the rain is pouring down 

When I wake in the morning all I care about is that you're around 

Now it's 3:04 AM and the rain is pouring down 

When you're beside me, that's all I care about 

Oh, how I love you 

Oh, how I love you 

Woke up, went to the studio 

Came back and turned on CNN 

David Bowie had died, there's a picture of El Chapo shaking hands with Sean Penn 

Goddamn, like I said, we watched The Falcon and the Snowman the night before 

With Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton 

Bowie song played while the falcon soared 

This isn't America, oh 

This isn't America, oh 

I woke up again, went to the studio and I 

I tuck myself away 

I sang a song in honor of my father 

And I sang Roy Harper's "Another Day" 

The piano, just like the nylon string guitar 

It makes me sleepy 

And I find myself in bed early for me, about 11:30 

Bowie's face kept repeating over, and over, and over, and over again 

A video of one of my earliest heroes laying in a hospital bed 

And more and more, Sean Penn shaking hands with El Chapo 

That motherfucker killed ten times more people than Jim Fucking Jones 

That motherfucker killed more people than that 

Plus Waco 

That motherfucker killed more people than that crazy fuck did on the Norwegian island Utøya and Oslo 

Go back to the other part now 

Go back to the other part now 

As I probably took 5:00 AM, talk to a friend 

Who'd met Bowie back in '97 

The Bowie's fiftieth birthday celebration in Madison Square Garden 

My first listen was during the summer between the second and third grade 

I flew to see my grandma and my stepgrandfather down in LA 

I played the song "Young Americans" over and over and over on the airplane 

The song chugged along like a train, the backup singers wailed 

And the saxophone sang 

I'm in Room 214, Normandie hotel, Koreatown, Los Angeles 

Me and my band played last night, we played David Bowie's "Win" 

I think we did it justice 

And I talked briefly about the first time that I heard his soulful voice on that flight 

I was among my friends and my fans and I got to sing 

It was a really nice night 

"Young Americans" 

"Win" 

"Fascination" 

"Right" 

"Can You Hear Me" 

"Across the Universe" 

"Fame" 

Somebody up there likes me 

And he was up on the eleventh floor 

Watching the cruisers below 

David Bowie was original and that's the part that spoke to me the most 

Ooh, alright 

Ooh 

Ooh, alright 

Ooh 

Just back from a play starring Rainn Wilson 

Thom Pain (Thom Pain) 

He pulled it off brilliantly and tomorrow I'm getting on a plane (getting on a plane) 

Now I'm back at home, reading Beatlebone 

6:29 AM (6:29 AM) 

A work of fiction sorta based on John Lennon 

Running from fame (running from fame) 

But now I'm at home, stayed up late 

Waiting for Deontay Wilder to fight (Deontay Wilder to fight) 

I was so tired from the show and the construction at the hotel that started when it got late (when it got late) 

Now it's 3:08 PM, January 17th (January 17th) 

It's Muhammad Ali's birthday and I'm gonna watch When We Were Kings (When We Were Kings) 

Now it's late, January 19th 

Glenn Frey died, so did Lemmy 

It happens in threes (it happens in threes) 

But more gonna die this year, it's around the corner 

You'll see (you'll see) 

And I stayed up late that night, locking night out 

Working like a worker bee (working like a worker bee) 

Then when day, Lord, I watched the Marlon Brando documentary 

And it's 4:36 AM 

And the rain is pouring 

And tomorrow, like always 

I'm gonna be recording 

And it's 4:37 AM and the rain is pouring 

Tomorrow's gonna be another fantastic voyage 

And it's 4:37 AM and the rain is pouring 

And tomorrow's gonna be another fantastic voyage 

Oh, how I love you 

Oh, how I love you 

Oh, how I love you 

Oh, how I love you