On the Beach-Dirty Projectors/The

[ti:On the Beach] [ar:Dirty Projectors/The] [al:Slaves' Graves and Ballads] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.82]On the Beach - Dirty Projectors/The [00:28.49]On the beach [00:31.48]The sun bleached the gathered forms [00:47.15]With coats and ties and sighs all formal [00:56.16]They waited for me [01:02.45]Blackened backs facing [01:23.15]I waited for their formation to break [01:30.95]As a welcoming smile breaks [01:34.84]And is disarming [01:36.94]I waited for their hail [01:48.48]But the committee did not turn [02:05.24]I grew aware that they knew that I was there [02:16.96]Were retorts but no one cared [02:23.74]Were retorts but no one cared [02:37.56]I waited for their formation to break [02:46.03]As a welcoming smile breaks [02:50.40]And is disarming [02:52.33]I waited for their hail [02:59.64]I waited for their hail