Tragedy’s a’Comin’ Songtext
von Primus

Tragedy′s comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, there′s no place to run and hide
Tragedy's comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, damn my bastard pride

From the middle of nowhere he rides it all alone
From the edges of somewhere he′s grindin′ flesh and bone
From the fringes of darkness he breathes a steady hand
And the tinges of poison come seepin' from his glands

Tragedy′s comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, there′s no place to run and hide
Tragedy's comin′ and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, damn my bastard pride

If you ask him nicely, perhaps he'll go away
Just move politely and beg him not to stay
With a mouthful of garbage, he spits into your eye
And an ear full of pity, he'll teach you how to die


Tragedy′s comin′ and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, there's no place to run and hide
Tragedy′s comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, goddamn my bastard pride

She stands before us with a Bible in her grasp
When she opens her mouth up, you can hear the wretched rasp
Like a bucket of barnacles, she′s abrasive to the skin
Like the ignorant masses that hope someday she'll win

Tragedy′s comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, there's no place to run and hide
Tragedy′s comin′ and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, damn my bastard pride

The tragedy's poundin′ hard against your door
And the cancer's eatin′ at your inner core
You're feelin′ helpless, can't control the game
Do you fade away softly or go out in a ball of flames, 'cause

Tragedy′s comin′ and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, there's no place to run and hide
Tragedy′s comin' and I cannot step aside
No, I cannot step aside, damn this bastard pride