One lyrics

[La Dispute "One" Lyrics]

[Verse 1]
In the last quarter of the twentieth century much of the world sat on the edge of an increasingly expensive theatre seat
Waiting for something momentous to occur
Christian aficionados of the Second Coming scenario were convinced that, after two thousand years
The other shoe was about to drop
And five of the era’s best-known psychics
Predicted that Atlantis would soon re-emerge from the depths
To this last, Princess Leigh-Cheri responded
"There are three lost continents
We are one: the lovers"

[Verse 2]
In whatever esteem one might hold Princess Leigh-Cheri’s thoughts, one must agree that the last quarter of the twentieth century was a severe period for lovers
It was a time when romantic relationships took on the character of ice in spring
Stranding many little children on jagged and inhospitable floes
Nobody quite knew what to make of the moon anymore

[Verse 3]
Consider a certain night in August
The moon was so bloated it was about to tip over
For more than an hour, Leigh-Cheri stared into the sky
"Does the moon have a purpose?" she inquired
The same query put to the Remington SL3 typewriter elicited this response:
Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not
Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end
Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed
And Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm
There is only one serious question and that is:
Who knows how to make love stay?
[Outro]
Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself
Answer me that and I will ease your mind about the beginning and the end of time
Answer me that and I will reveal to you the purpose of the moon