Attention: The Universe - August 24, 2019

Download Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Attention: The Universe," originally from our April 6, 2019 show. The band: Madison Cunningham, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Trevor Lawrence Jr., and Shaun Martin. — Lyrics: Dit dah Dit dah Dit dah As in Alfred asks a bit of advice from his father And anxiously for another few hundred dollars (Dit dah) Dit dah (Dit dah) “Well son I believe a patient waiter is no loser And America believes in cash why disabuse her AKA yes here son good luck When you fall Fall hard Fall forward When you fail Fail out On and up Now go fill That wire With this message Attention: The Universe” Thus the future hangs on Vail iron and copper Thus the distance possible grows ever greater From father’s heart to Morses code’s lip’s "When you fall Fall hard Fall forward When you fall Fall hard Fall forward When you fail Fail out On and up Now go fill That wire With this message Attention: The Universe" Dit dah Dit dah As in Attention: The universe