Peaceful Afternoon Going To A Town Rufus Wainwright

hi this is Rufus Wainwright and doing

the TED talks here and this is a song

that I wrote called peaceful afternoon

it’s on my new album coming out July

10th called unfollow the rules and I

wrote it for my husband yarn and it’s a

love song and about how wonderful this

world is so here we go

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well it’s coming on to the teen years

together

I pray that it’s a luck a lucky lucky

number

and although

I’ve brought you Joe

happiness bed I’ve also been a food

becomes resourceful

a part of the game get the part of this

is

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and I pray that your faith is the last

nurses

useful

and now that our machine

running at full steam I pray the nothing

shucks wrenches to the man

but remember ever after

a part of the game

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a part of this is

and I pray that your faith is the last

piece

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the part of the game the part of the

cell

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and I pray that your pain fit the less

that’s

ah

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is

and just in case you go before me rest

assured that second

let my face then my face is the last

you’ll sit

is

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this is a song I wrote called going to a

town I’m going to town as I’m Annabelle

I’m going to a place that has already

been discreet I’m gonna see some folks

who ever

let down I’m so tired

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I’m gonna make it up for all of the

Sunday Times I’m gonna make it up for

all

then

it seemed to want to tell the truth I’m

so tired of you America making my own

we’re home ain’t gonna be alone I got a

love

I got love

tell me

do you really think you got

for heaven love not for thinking

everything that you’ve done is good I

really need to know what is soaked in

the body of Jesus Christ and blood I’m

so tired

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I really need to know why Magister see

you again

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you took advantage of a world that loved

you well

I’m going to town

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I’m so tired

making my own

we’re home ain’t gonna burn alone

I got a love

f2

I can love

I got so

I gotta true

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Oh

who

they go

ah

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Oh

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[Applause]

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