Father John Misty - The Next 20th Century [Official Visualizer]

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Father John Misty's new single, "The Next 20th Century," from the new album, 'Chloë and The Next 20th Century,' out now on Sub Pop and Bella Union.

Video Production House: Maere Studios

Lyrics:
The nazis that we hired
For our wedding band
Played your anthem like I wasn’t there
For the father/daughter dance
From the boondocks of Egypt
To the nosebleeds at Calvary
Recite your history of oppression, babe
While you are under me
There’s no doubting the devotion my ancestors had for yours
Now we’ve got all the love to pay for like a thousand different wars

A square foot of empire
Around the peep show slot
I see an avatar of mercy
With the same damn jeembles that I got
The boss wants to be anonymous
The talent wants to be seen
We weren’t paying for your body, lord
We were paying so you could leave
Now who will watch the chorus line stretching from Reno to Rome
Listen, Cherry, I know you love me but say you love me ‘fore you go

Val Kilmer had a wall length mirror just over there
Well, I’m sure he’s someone else now
But he was Batman when he lived here
Maybe he’s Yankee Zulu
Just waiting for the flood
And maybe Mac the Conqueror
With the severed head of love
I’ve seen him wearing aviators and a black baseball hat
Stalking airports ‘cross the bardo quiet as a wildcat

The wheel is turning
From night into day
Everything’s in transition
Everything must change
But none of us here
Will ever see the promised land
None of us here will be there for
Childhood’s end
I see ya
You student debtors
In the watchtower overhead
Lookin for headlights in the driveway
Crying “Dad, look what they did”
Just look
Even their romance made us masters and slaves
And now things keep getting worse while staying so eerily the same
Come build your burial grounds
On our burial grounds
But you won’t kill death that way

I don’t know bout you
But I’ll take the love songs
And give you the future in exchange

I don’t know ‘bout you
But i’ll take the love songs
If this century’s here to stay
I don’t know ‘bout you
But I’ll take the love songs
And the great distance that they came

#FatherJohnMisty #TheNext20thCentury #Chloë

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This is among the best songs FJM has ever made. Really love this one

hkatbamna

This is a perfect "farewell to 2022" song.

seanmccarthy

If there's one thing I can say about Tillman, he always writes at least one song that perfectly captures what it felt like to survive 'that' year.

seansmodernlife

Unexpected but gorgeous guitar solo made of lead.

KathrynGreene

guitar part in the centre was a welcomed surprise

jamesreynold

These are the best lyrics I’ve heard in long time. Incredible.

kenneld

I love the tone of this song. Truly a voice that stands out. The type of voice that if you hear him sing on the radio you immediately pick up who he is.

natechenry

“Media in the 21st Century is just Media from the 20th Century on higher definition screens.” Paraphrased from Mark Fisher

Lucid_Avery

Listening to this makes me feel 1:30 am after a night of drinking and on the downslope of the zenith of a buzz going towards a strangely gratifying headache in a world with its wheels coming off.

keosahawk

this song honestly deserves a music video!

godsgif

The nazis that we hired
For our wedding band
Played your anthem like I wasn't there
For the father/daughter dance
From the boondocks of Egypt
To the nosebleeds at Calvary
Recite your history of oppression, babe
While you are under me
There's no doubting the devotion my ancestors had for yours
Now we've got all the love to pay for like a thousand different wars

A square foot of empire
Around the peep show slot
I see an avatar of mercy
With the same damn jeembles that I got
The boss wants to be anonymous
The talent wants to be seen
We weren't paying for your body, lord
We were paying you to leave
Now who will watch the chorus line stretching from Reno to Rome
Listen, Cherry, I know you love me but say you love me 'fore you go

Val Kilmer had a wall length mirror just over there
Well, I'm sure he's someone else now
But he was Batman when he lived here
Maybe he's Yankee Zulu
Just waiting for the flood
And maybe Mac the Conqueror
With the severed head of love
I've seen him wearing aviators and a black baseball hat
Stalking airports 'cross the bardo quiet as a wildcat

The wheel is turning
From night into day
Everything's in transition
Everything must change
But none of us here
Will ever see the promised land
None of us here will be there for
Childhood's end
I see ya
You student debtors
In the watchtower overhead
Searchin' for headlights in the driveway
Crying "Dad, look what they did"
Just look
Even their romance made us masters and slaves
And now things keep getting worse while staying so eerily the same
Come build your burial grounds
On our burial grounds
But you won't kill death that way

I don't know bout you
But I'll take the love songs
And give you the future in exchange

I don't know 'bout you
But I'll take the love songs
If this century's here to stay
I don't know 'bout you
But I'll take the love songs
And the great distance that they came

decembria

As someone who spent a lot of time unironically listening to the "Father John Misty's Father John Misty Playlist" on Spotify, I can really hear the influences you took from that music in what I've heard from this album so far. And I LOVE IT! Can't wait to hear the full album💙

JLFsoccer

You really out did yourself with this one. Bravo. Its legendary.

christopherestrela

What an incredibly dense lyric. I am reminded of my university days trying to decipher Eliot's "The Wasteland." I feel like I will be in the process of figuring this one out for some time to come.

Whuditlooklike