As Kind as You Can - Wolf Parade

They got married on a Tuesday night in April

Her sister as a witness, and her sister’s man

The dog lying on the kitchen tile as usual

The words written on the back of the commissioner’s hand

The words written on the back of the commissioner’s hand

They always said a big wedding wasn’t needed

They always said they’d probably always be in love

All they really needed to hear, dressed in their everyday clothes

The words written on the back of the commissioner’s hand

Be as kind as you can

If I ever become

What you can’t understand

The children were keeping their vigil over the spring

The water was weeping with rhythm and tone and shade

They decided together the finest color of all was green

Everyone else was away somewhere at war

They wrote a letter, it said that we hope you come home winners

They wrote another that said, «We hope the others do the same»

Remember, everyone is dying of thirst

By the time they make it back to the spring

Everyone is reading the words off the back of their hand

Be as kind as you can

If I ever become

What you can’t understand

Teddy never made it home

Said he saw a UFO

Woke up in the rapeseed field

Behind the old department store in the mall

And as the sun was coming up

All he knew was that he’d been somewhere

And the sound of the words going 'round in his head

So weirdly familiar, like the back of his hand

Be as kind as you can

If I ever become

What you can’t understand