Lyrics From Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted That Sound Like They Belonged in President Bush’s Convention Acceptance Speech.
BY C. MASON WELLS
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“Come join us in a prayer.”
“What does it mean, a mistake or two, if it’s the kind of mistakes no one can trace?”
“I’ve got one holy life to give.”
“I am not one-half of the problem and it’s not my fault.”
[via McSweeney’s]
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