Goodby Mass (In a Chapel Bodily Termination)

by Lou Reed

From the album: Magic and Loss

Track 6 of 14 on Magic and Loss (1992).

Duration: 4:25

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Lyrics for Goodby Mass (In a Chapel Bodily Termination)

Sitting on a hard chair try to sit straight Sitting on a hard chair this moment won't wait Listening to the speakers, they're talking about you Look at all the people, all the people you knew Sitting with my back straight it becomes hard to hear Some people are crying, it becomes hard to hear I don't think you'd have liked it, you would have made a joke You would have made it easier, you'd say "tomorrow I'm smoke" Sitting on a hard chair how far we have come Trying hard to listen to your friends who have come Some of them are famous and some are just like me Trying hard to listen trying hard to see Sitting in a hard chair it's over time to stand Some people are crying, I turn to grab your hand It's your daughter saying thank you You, you would have made a joke "Isn't this something," you'd say, "tomorrow I'm smoke" Sitting in a hard chair it's over time to stand Some people are crying, I turn to grab your hand It's your daughter saying thank you You, you would have made a joke "Isn't this something," you'd say, "tomorrow I'm smoke"

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  2. What's Good (The Thesis)
  3. Power and Glory (The Situation)
  4. Magician (Internally)
  5. Sword of Damocles (Externally)
  6. Goodby Mass (In a Chapel Bodily Termination)
  7. Cremation (Ashes to Ashes)
  8. Dreamin' (Escape)
  9. No Chance (Regret)
  10. Warrior King (Revenge)
  11. Harry's Circumcision (Reverie Gone Astray)
  12. Gassed and Stoned (Loss)
  13. Power and Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation)
  14. Magic and Loss (Summation)