Villagers - Brother Hen Lyrics

Brother Hen comes to wake me again
With his coffee and cream
It sure is nice and I'm much obliged
But it's half of what it seems
'Cause he's been dishing the dirt again
Like some broken machine
Too out of date to operate
Half of what it seems

So now I go, I go
But I'll see you in your dreams
Just another bird in a half-lit world
Half of what it seems

See Brother Hen, now they've got you again
It's the same old routine
They're selling lies like pizza pies
And it's half of what it seems

So now I go, I go
But I'll see you in your dreams
Just another bird in a half-lit world
Half of what it seems

Were you an ally or a crutch?
Was I hard of hearing or out of touch?
And were we really up to much back then?
Brother Hen?

And nature tells of the danger below
The power of the extreme
We never learn what we've always known
And it's half of what it seems
So Brother Hen, when you wake me again
With your coffee and cream
Well, don't be scared if I'm not there
It's just half of what it seems

So now I go, I go
But I'll see you in your dreams
Just another bird in a half-lit world
Half of what it seems