They Might Be Giants - Stone Cold Soup d'Etat lyrics

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The stars got together and extinguished the moon and sun

And they reigned forever, in the night sky they had won

The words assassinated the book,

The kitchen cooked and ate the cook

Oh yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?

Oh yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d’etat

Sone cold coup d’etat, stone cold coup d’etat

The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed

And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled

The bark now commands the trees

The queen is overruled by the bees

Oh yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi?

Oh yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d’etat

Sone cold coup d’etat, stone cold coup d’etat

But if history is any guide, it cannot be understood

When you’re not on the winning side

Around the dinner table, a family says grace

And the son sees the secret signal on his sister’s face

Dad smiles at his wife, daughter reaches for the knife

Oh yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi?

Autumn leaves will burn as the seasons turn

Nature's red in tooth and in claw

Oh yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?

Oh yeah, it’s a stone cold coup d’etat

Sone cold coup d’etat, stone cold coup d’etat

Thanks to Jonathan Atkins for correcting these lyrics