American Lit
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โฑ๏ธ 3:14 duration
๐ ID: 3071515
๐ Lyrics
I've got a story to tell
And though I'm not sure what it is
I'm sure it's funny as hell
And tragic and dramatic
And personal and universal
It's about a boy with stars in his eyes
Or, maybe just a man whose
Dreams were never realized
Whichever one it is
It's essential I get it just right
Because we are great Americans!
Our novels need to be written
My point of view must be heard
I'll set my soapbox on the mountaintop
And bark out every word
And the echoes will bellow and billow
Over this great Earth
Or, am I missing the point?
A view from the top
Could overlook the hoi polloi
In the trenches with the henchmen
Is the benchmark of experience
Because we are great Americans
Our novels need to be written
And then the book becomes a film
And then the film becomes
A modern masterpiece
(This is my acceptance speech)
And when our bones are burned to ashes
And great, great grandkids are doing acid
They'll give two shits about all this
Insipid brilliance
But don't get angry, don't get discouraged
Our constant efforts are more than worth it
We have our voices
Singularly we sing:
"Yes, we are great Americans!
Our novels need to be written!"
So what if they end up with a microfiche
At least they landed
In the annals of our libraries
And then the book becomes a film
And then the film becomes
A modern masterpiece
(This is my acceptance speech)
And though I'm not sure what it is
I'm sure it's funny as hell
And tragic and dramatic
And personal and universal
It's about a boy with stars in his eyes
Or, maybe just a man whose
Dreams were never realized
Whichever one it is
It's essential I get it just right
Because we are great Americans!
Our novels need to be written
My point of view must be heard
I'll set my soapbox on the mountaintop
And bark out every word
And the echoes will bellow and billow
Over this great Earth
Or, am I missing the point?
A view from the top
Could overlook the hoi polloi
In the trenches with the henchmen
Is the benchmark of experience
Because we are great Americans
Our novels need to be written
And then the book becomes a film
And then the film becomes
A modern masterpiece
(This is my acceptance speech)
And when our bones are burned to ashes
And great, great grandkids are doing acid
They'll give two shits about all this
Insipid brilliance
But don't get angry, don't get discouraged
Our constant efforts are more than worth it
We have our voices
Singularly we sing:
"Yes, we are great Americans!
Our novels need to be written!"
So what if they end up with a microfiche
At least they landed
In the annals of our libraries
And then the book becomes a film
And then the film becomes
A modern masterpiece
(This is my acceptance speech)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:29.71] I've got a story to tell
[00:31.58] And though I'm not sure what it is
[00:33.30] I'm sure it's funny as hell
[00:35.15] And tragic and dramatic
[00:36.95] And personal and universal
[00:42.35] It's about a boy with stars in his eyes
[00:45.05] Or, maybe just a man whose
[00:46.88] Dreams were never realized
[00:48.62] Whichever one it is
[00:50.42] It's essential I get it just right
[00:52.23] Because we are great Americans!
[00:55.08] Our novels need to be written
[01:02.23] My point of view must be heard
[01:04.90] I'll set my soapbox on the mountaintop
[01:06.72] And bark out every word
[01:08.53] And the echoes will bellow and billow
[01:10.38] Over this great Earth
[01:14.88] Or, am I missing the point?
[01:18.45] A view from the top
[01:19.40] Could overlook the hoi polloi
[01:21.13] In the trenches with the henchmen
[01:22.97] Is the benchmark of experience
[01:24.76] Because we are great Americans
[01:28.35] Our novels need to be written
[01:36.43] And then the book becomes a film
[01:37.35] And then the film becomes
[01:39.14] A modern masterpiece
[01:41.90] (This is my acceptance speech)
[02:11.66] And when our bones are burned to ashes
[02:15.27] And great, great grandkids are doing acid
[02:17.91] They'll give two shits about all this
[02:20.69] Insipid brilliance
[02:25.15] But don't get angry, don't get discouraged
[02:27.82] Our constant efforts are more than worth it
[02:31.53] We have our voices
[02:33.31] Singularly we sing:
[02:35.17] "Yes, we are great Americans!
[02:38.70] Our novels need to be written!"
[02:41.50] So what if they end up with a microfiche
[02:45.09] At least they landed
[02:45.92] In the annals of our libraries
[02:50.43] And then the book becomes a film
[02:53.18] And then the film becomes
[02:54.95] A modern masterpiece
[02:57.64] (This is my acceptance speech)
[03:02.10]
[00:31.58] And though I'm not sure what it is
[00:33.30] I'm sure it's funny as hell
[00:35.15] And tragic and dramatic
[00:36.95] And personal and universal
[00:42.35] It's about a boy with stars in his eyes
[00:45.05] Or, maybe just a man whose
[00:46.88] Dreams were never realized
[00:48.62] Whichever one it is
[00:50.42] It's essential I get it just right
[00:52.23] Because we are great Americans!
[00:55.08] Our novels need to be written
[01:02.23] My point of view must be heard
[01:04.90] I'll set my soapbox on the mountaintop
[01:06.72] And bark out every word
[01:08.53] And the echoes will bellow and billow
[01:10.38] Over this great Earth
[01:14.88] Or, am I missing the point?
[01:18.45] A view from the top
[01:19.40] Could overlook the hoi polloi
[01:21.13] In the trenches with the henchmen
[01:22.97] Is the benchmark of experience
[01:24.76] Because we are great Americans
[01:28.35] Our novels need to be written
[01:36.43] And then the book becomes a film
[01:37.35] And then the film becomes
[01:39.14] A modern masterpiece
[01:41.90] (This is my acceptance speech)
[02:11.66] And when our bones are burned to ashes
[02:15.27] And great, great grandkids are doing acid
[02:17.91] They'll give two shits about all this
[02:20.69] Insipid brilliance
[02:25.15] But don't get angry, don't get discouraged
[02:27.82] Our constant efforts are more than worth it
[02:31.53] We have our voices
[02:33.31] Singularly we sing:
[02:35.17] "Yes, we are great Americans!
[02:38.70] Our novels need to be written!"
[02:41.50] So what if they end up with a microfiche
[02:45.09] At least they landed
[02:45.92] In the annals of our libraries
[02:50.43] And then the book becomes a film
[02:53.18] And then the film becomes
[02:54.95] A modern masterpiece
[02:57.64] (This is my acceptance speech)
[03:02.10]