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A Song for a Son

Performed 17 times.

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Most recent performance: Auditorium Theatre 12.08.08 Chicago, IL
First performance: Bridge School Benefit 10.26.08 Mountain View, CA USA

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15 Total Comments

fredward says update

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 10:27 pm

Thanks for the updated lyrics.. Definitely like your version better than mine.

Ah, I love this song!

rotten_apples says great song

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 8:43 pm

it would be great if they kept making songs like this. i wonder what it would sound like if it was recorded.

raysondetre says lyrics revisited

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 10:30 am

Song for a Son

This is a song for a son
This is a song for a sailor
The son I never had
This is a song for a kid
This is the song for a tailor
Who stitched up my old heart
Who stitched up my old heart

This is a song for dove
This is a song for a blown up bird
The kind that don’t return to the nest
This is a song for a star
This is a song for a space invader
Who flew into the sun
Never to return
Never to return

And I am one of many, many more to come, many more to come
And I am one of many more, many more to come, many more to come

This is a song for a son
This is a song for a sailor
The best I ever had
He sailed without map
This is a song for a kid
This is the song for a tailor
Who stitched up my old heart
Who stitched up my old heart
Before I broke it all apart

And I am one of many, many more to come, many more to come
And I am one of many more, many more to come, many more to come

You daughters of the revolution
Carry back your sons
Carry them back home
You daughters of the revolution
Carry back your sons
Carry them back home

And I am one of many, many more to come

mberning says Chords

Monday, December 8, 2008 - 2:22 pm

Pretty straightforward song- same chord sequence for the entire song. (Standard tuning)

Am C D F E E7

werideatdusk says Release?

Monday, December 8, 2008 - 11:44 am

No, this has not been released on anything. Maybe it'll be on the new album...?

CherubRock1979 says Release?

Monday, December 8, 2008 - 1:25 am

Is this on any CDs of there's or B-Sides or anything.

LamplightersBallet says comment_title is required

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 1:41 am

Thanks for the lyrics. Though a few parts...

I think it's "this is a song for a dove/this is a song for a b___ bird", rather than "this is a song for an adult...". Also, I think the "daughters of revolution" line is followed by "carry back your sons/carry them back home".

A few other little things, but I'm not too confident in them, so whatevs. Great song, btw... one of the best from SP2, and depending on the (possible/eventual) recording, maybe one of the best ever.

Ugly66 says Lyrics below

Friday, November 21, 2008 - 3:27 pm

Lyrics below look good - however, I haven't heard the acoustic one but at the Toronto show, it doesn't have the final verse - just music after the "and I am one of many more to come" bit. That final verse may have just been a one-off thingamabob.

And I think it's "that flew into the sun" not "flew into the sun".

Great tune, definitely my favourite of the new songs. (As Rome Burns would be #2 - the rest of the new, nothing blows my socks off as much as those two.)

fredward says lyrics

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:35 pm

Anyone figured out the lyrics to this yet? I've gotten (most) everything up until the last verse talking about the revolution

here's what I have

This is a song for a son
this is a song for a sailor
the son I never had
this is a song for a kid
this is a song for a tailor
who stitched up my own eyes(?)
who switched up my own eyes(?)

this is a song for an adult
this is a song for a blown up book(?)
the kind you don't return
to the dance

this is a song for a star
this is a song for a space invader
flew into the sun
never to return
never to return
and I am one of many
many more to come
many more to come
I am one of many more
many more to come
many more to come

this is a song for a son
this is a song for a sailor
the best I ever had
he sailed without a map

this is a song for the kid
this is a song for that tailor
who stitched up my own heart(?)
before I broke it off
all(?) apart(?)
one of many
more
many more to come

*I have NO idea about this last verse*

daughters of the revolution
carry back in time
carry them back home
the daughters of the revolution
carry back in time
carry them back home

applesauce says woot! from NOV 1st 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 2:34 pm