Of My Brothers and the Bear

[Inaudible conversation]

One, two, three, four
We thought we heard a bear
We turned around to run
Me and my cousins, one by one
Thought, man, if I had a gun

I'd've shot him in the head
I'd've shot the big bear dead
Laid his skin out in the sun
And hang him up to dry with clothespins

And the town would think me brave
Throw a party in my honor
Mom would paint my face with deer blood
I'd enter like a god

And the bear'd be on a flagpole
Wave to all the little boys and girls
Come spring, he would disintegrate
And be reborn a plumber

So suddenly, it seems to me
I ain't no artist, I oughta be
The dirt along the ocean floor
So when it drains, I'll float to shore

Now, scathingly, I'll throw the paint along my wall
And fall and faint
My bones will know just what to do
By the break of dawn, I will be new

We thought we saw a man
We could not see a gun
So my brother said, "Move on"
Thought, man, if I had a bomb

I'd have blown the scoundrel up
Watch his head and heart hiccup
Erupt in tinsel and blue cinders
Turn August into winter

And we'd build a big snowman
Out of pancreas and glitter
Grab a scarf so he won't shiver
It'll keep him nice and warm

And the man, he'd blow to heaven
Be among his loves and brethren
In the morning, he'd wake up to find
Himself reborn a bear

So suddenly, it seems to me
I ain't no artist, I oughta be
The dirt along the ocean floor
So when it drains, I'll float to shore

Now, joyously, I will throw the paint along the mountains
Liberate the blue
All the seagulls will adore
They won't care for the fish anymore
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore!

I guess I, I will wake up
I'll shake this off
I'll call my cousins
I miss my brothers, my father, my mother, and my
Big sister in New Mexico

I don't recall, it was just a dream
I-I-I-I-I don't recall, it was just a dream

One, two, three
I don't recall, it was just a dream
But if I see a bear, I hope
It might come back, it might come back
It might come back to me
It might come back to me