Song of the Week: Ornaments - December 28, 2019

Download Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Ornaments," from our December 28, 2019 compilation broadcast. (Originally from December 9, 2017)
The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O'Donovan, Rich Dworsky, Mike Elizondo, Alex Hargreaves, Julian Lage, and Ted Poor.

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Lyrics:

Don we now
Our winter coats
Cheery as a Christmas bonus
Deck the yard with icons
Our neighbors may not like 'em
Set up the lights
And the plastic sheep
Watch our seasonal belief
start to trickle down
May our seasonal belief forever trickle down

Damn we now
Our vague concerns
The sky could fall, Rome might start burning
Deck the hall with revelry
And no regard for history
It's all rum and dancing
Fun and games
'Til someone slips on the perspiration
that trickles down
Someone catch the perspiration as it trickles down

Ornaments
Hang from the branches
Hang from the branches
The year that was
Hangs from the branches
(Hangs in the balance)
Hangs from the branches
America
Hangs in the balance
Hangs in the balance

Dim we now
Our screens in bed
Exhausted as a line of credit
Deck the room with worry
Dream of fire and fury
We smell the smoke
We smell the smoke
We smell the smoke
From the burning hills
We hear the senate swear their millions will trickle down
May the good lord let their joy and comfort trickle down

I know I'm on your list
Because I got my wish
But something's gotta give
'Cause someone always lifts you up
In America we trust
God's been good to us