Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 75 · middle

The Food Farewell Tour

VOLUME III — being SICK, the small-hours reckoning at the porcelain. The idiom and the song's title hook: "The Food Farewell Tour". Its true history: Contemporary — the meal's dramatic farewell tour, like a band's last; wounded but finishing the set. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.

Lyrics

[Intro]
The house lights drop
The tile floor is cold against the cheek
We thought the set was over
But it’s only intermission

[Verse 1]
I paid my ticket at the diner at 2 AM
A double order of the golden fries
I thought they settled in the dark down there
But I can feel the heavy curtain start to rise

Yeah, the bass is kicking back against my ribs
The opening act is warming up the floor
They’re tuning up the strings of my regret

[Chorus]
Welcome to the Food Farewell Tour
They’re playing all the hits just one last time
The late night slice, the heavy heavy pour
Coming back up the velvet line
It hurts a little, but you gotta love the show
Before the headliners pack their gear and go
On the Food Farewell Tour

[Verse 2]
The 2014 vintage of this modern joke
Says every meal deserves a grand encore
I lean my forehead on the porcelain rim
And let the spicy salsa take the floor
I'm bruised around the edges, yeah I’m beat
Voice is cracking but I’m holding out the mic
To the nachos making one last glorious run
Through the middle of the neon night

[Chorus]
Welcome to the Food Farewell Tour
They’re playing all the hits just one last time
The midnight slice, the heavy heavy pour
Coming back up the velvet line
It hurts a little, but you gotta love the show
Before the headliners pack their gear and go
On the Food Farewell Tour

[Bridge]

I stumble on the second verse
But a troubadour don’t ever quit the stage
Let the bitter tequila sing the harmony
Let the belly turn another page

[Outro]
Yeah, we played it to the rafters
Every single bite took a bow
The tiles are ringing
Show's over
Can't believe we made it out