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Laughing With

by Kishi Bashi

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No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God when they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God when the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughing at God when it's gotten real late, 
and their kid's not back from the party yet…

No one laughs at God when their airplane start to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God when they see the one they love, 
hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door and they say, 
“we got some bad news, sir…”
No one's laughing at God when there's a famine or fire or flood…


But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
But God can be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious, 
Ha ha
Ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God when they've lost all they've got 
and they don't know what for
No one laughs at God on the day they realize
that the last sight they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God when they're saying their goodbyes

But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
When the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God can be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in hospital
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God 
when they're starving or freezing or so very poor

No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God

We're all laughing with God

credits

released February 18, 2021
Produced by Kishi Bashi

Written by Regina Spektor

Artwork by Cristina Daura

Kishi Bashi - voice, fiddle, guitar
Mike Savino - banjo, banjola, voice
Emily Hope Price - cello, voice
Dave Kirslis - slide guitar, guitar, voice
Andrea Demarcus - upright bass, voice

Recorded & Mixed by Drew Vandenberg @ Chase Park Transduction, Athens, GA
Mastered by KRAMER

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Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym for violin virtuoso K Ishibashi.

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