The Joke Explained Lyrics - Star Wars - Wilco

I never held your gaze 

I never know my place 

Oh, I stare at the eyes 

Starin' at my face 

It always ends in a tie 

There is no needing the divine 

I cry at the joke explained 

Oh, but if I had known, if I had known 

If I had known, I would've never believed 

I never smoked my chains 

Whoever measures the crest 

Oh, they can have my broken chest 

It's a staring contest 

In a hall of mirrors 

I sweat tears, but I don't ever cry 

Oh, but if I had known, if I had known 

If I had known, I would've never believed 

I never knelt at a noose 

My pair perished in the pews 

I climbed back into the yoke 

It always ends in a tie 

There is no hitting the design 

I cry at the joke explained 

I would've never believed 

I would've never believed