The Residents - Elmer's Song lyrics

Leave your burdens behind Leave your burdens behind Let your spirit be Free from gravity Leave your burdens behind God is waiting for you God is waiting for you There's no need to be In uncertainty God is waiting for you Once I was exactly like you An empty vessel on full view I thought that there was no other way I thought the thoughts you think today My wife was sinister and unclean My children were morose and mean My discontentment was so complete My mind retreated into sleep Love will live in repose Love will live in repose Let your leisure zone Be your cornerstone Love will live in repose But soon a voice inside of a dream Said "Son you can become My Cream," With words that echoed in me God said "White people should remain in bed." Take a load off your feet Take a load off your feet Turn your misery Into ecstasy Take a load off your feet We will give it to you We will give it to you Sleep is purified Sweet and sanctified So we'll give it to you