Planet Desperation Lyrics
[Part I]
[Verse 1]
I once thought that time was an ocean
There’d always be a little more, somehow
And I could be the lady, or I could be the carpenter
But I don’t think that now
[Verse 2]
I can hear a fire with one voice screaming (Miserere mei, Deus!)
Why couldn’t Ziggy come back down again? (Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus!)
Lost on the shores of planet desperation (Miserere mei, Deus!)
Staring at the end
[Refrain]
Oh, I would go outsidе
I would go out, but there’s a world war
Oh, only go out, I only go out when thеre’s a world war
[Verse 3]
Pursued through the streets, I escape to the shoreline
Where blue, plutonic winds whip the air
Hoping and waiting to cry upon the shoulder of someone who’s not there
[Part II]
[Verse 4]
When I get to the pearly gates
Will I see you on the inside pointing at me?
Mouthing “There he is, officer
There’s the prick I warned you about”
The best part of me is dying
I’m running out of places to bury your body again;
And every song is a crime scene
Woo!
[Verse 5]
I walked into the ocean at Long Beach
It spit out plastic and didn’t treat me any different
(I deserve this heartbreak)
Love doesn’t do what I want it to
It doesn’t change me and it doesn’t change you
[Refrain]
Make peace with the dirt around you
Make peace with the dirt around you
Make peace with the dirt around you
Make peace with the dirt around, around, around (Dirt around you, dirt around you)
[Verse 6]
Writhing twisted piece of myself!
He sent me to send you to hell
For all the damage that you’ve done
For everyone misled by the light of your love
Before you get to anyone else
[Chorus 1]
Hesitation on a wedding night, drag you down the aisle
Nails drag down the sides to the bridal chamber
[Verse 7]
They’ll shut down this carnival ride
To save the child screaming inside
In spite of a thousand white lies
His intuition would never be deceived
This life is neither tender nor mild
[Chorus 2]
Invitation to the country club, lifeless to the touch
Twin hysterical smiles
Are you gonna run me down now?
I know you’re gonna run me down now
If you’re not gonna run me down now
Oh, you know I’m gonna
Oh, you know I’m gonna
Oh, you know I’m gonna
[Part III]
[Break]
Would you believe me if I said I walked the stars
Drew constellations overhead and drank the hidden springs of mars?
But the empire never ended and my gnostic soul cries out in question:
When will I be born?
When will I be born?
[Verse 8]
Last night I dreamed that I lost all of who I was
I was in some ancient village searching for the taste of blood
And the roads were dry and dusty, there was terror all around
I was sure I’d left some money on the other side of town
I met a hurdy-gurdy man with a monkey collecting change
And his fingers grasped so tightly, I was sure that they would break
He said, “I am not your enemy, I hope we can be friends
It’s a tall, narrow gate we all pass through in the end”
[Chorus 3]
And when you get back, tell me what’s in there
And if they know how much we love it
When you get back
And when you get back, tell me what’s in there
And if they know how much we love it
When you get back
[Part IV]
[Bridge]
Feathers black, brown, dragging through the mud
To the crack in the fence
Where the last wave of night comes
Devil, angel on my left, right
Waiting for the
Chanticleer, Chanticleer, Shanti-
Chanticleer, Chanticleer, Chan-
[Verse 9]
Amazing grace that saved a wreck like me
Clinging to the helm in a storm upon the sea
Heart newborn with fear, lost inside the spray
I see you coming towards me on the cresting of the waves
[Chorus 4]
‘Til the kids grow up alright
Until hearts don’t break anymore
Until we don’t spend the rest of our lives fixing everything that happened before
Mothers, don’t be scared when a son taller than you
With two oceans in his blood walks back into the blue
‘Til the kids grow up all right
Until hearts don’t break anymore
Until we don’t spend the rest of our lives fixing everything that happened before
Mothers, don’t be scared when a son taller than you
With two oceans in his blood walks back into the blue
[Chorus 6]
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
[Bridge]
Cold feathers, sky feathers
Open shoebox diorama
Come back to my arms, beloved
You and me
You and me
You and me
[Chorus 6]
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
You can love again, if you try again
[Outro]
You can love, you can love, you can love, you can love
You can love
If you try
You can love
Summary of this Song Lyrics
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Car Seat Headrest’s “Planet Desperation” song is a four-part emotional journey exploring themes of time, loss, identity, trauma, redemption, and the enduring human capacity for love. It opens with a reflection on youth’s illusion of endless time and the shifting roles a person might imagine for themselves. The tone quickly darkens as the lyrics delve into chaos, spiritual anguish, and cosmic loneliness, illustrated by surreal images like “a fire with one voice screaming” and references to war and alienation.
In the second part, the artist confronts personal guilt, heartbreak, and the violence of failed love. The lyrics weave between confessions of emotional damage and moments of dark humor and despair. Imagery like “every song is a crime scene” and “make peace with the dirt around you” evoke a psychological reckoning and a longing for catharsis. Themes of betrayal and punishment surface as the artist condemns both themselves and others.
The third part adopts a mythic and dreamlike tone, blending gnostic philosophy, visions of ancient worlds, and symbolic encounters. The quest for meaning continues as the artist seeks spiritual answers and confronts mortality. A hurdy-gurdy man offers a cryptic message of shared fate and eventual passage through a “tall, narrow gate.”
Finally, the fourth part shifts toward hope and grace. There’s a stormy sea metaphor of survival, a plea for mothers not to fear their evolving children, and a refrain emphasizing the possibility of love’s renewal. The song ends on a mantra-like repetition of “You can love again, if you try again,” offering a fragile but persistent belief in healing and emotional rebirth.
Overall, the lyrics combine apocalyptic imagery, poetic spirituality, and raw personal confession to portray the painful yet hopeful process of becoming whole after loss.
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Album – The Scholars (2025) [Tracklist]
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1. CCF (I’m Gonna Stay With You)
2. Devereaux
3. Lady Gay Approximately
4. The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)
5. Equals
6. Gethsemane
7. Reality
8. Planet Desperation
9. True/False Lover
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Audio Credits & Details
Artist : Car Seat Headrest
Album : The Scholars
Lyricist : Andrew Katz, Will Toledo, Ethan Ives, Seth Dalby
Musicians : Will Toledo
Label : Matador Records
Genre: Pop
Date: May 2, 2025
