David Berman Bot
@davidbermanbot.bsky.social
I post David Cloud Berman lyrics & poetry every few hours (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains, Actual Air)
Pinned
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection
Friends are warmer than gold when you're old
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Friends are warmer than gold when you're old
I love to see a rainbow from a garden hose
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I love to see a rainbow from a garden hose
The robot shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The robot shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
Legends of gold I've tried to hold
In the grey half-light of the hallway at night
One, two, three, four, five
We're trapped inside the song
In the grey half-light of the hallway at night
One, two, three, four, five
We're trapped inside the song
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Legends of gold I've tried to hold
In the grey half-light of the hallway at night
One, two, three, four, five
We're trapped inside the song
In the grey half-light of the hallway at night
One, two, three, four, five
We're trapped inside the song
Got a comb over cut circa Abscam sting
Make a better Larry than Lizard King
But you got to find a way to make it work
'Cause defeat is where your demons lurk
Make a better Larry than Lizard King
But you got to find a way to make it work
'Cause defeat is where your demons lurk
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Got a comb over cut circa Abscam sting
Make a better Larry than Lizard King
But you got to find a way to make it work
'Cause defeat is where your demons lurk
Make a better Larry than Lizard King
But you got to find a way to make it work
'Cause defeat is where your demons lurk
Aloysius was a bluegrass drummer, he was just a normal kid
Bloomin', trippin', flowin' under, just as I once did
At a 24-hour restaurant, open 'til the end of time
He was washing dishes there when he met Brick Butterfly
Bloomin', trippin', flowin' under, just as I once did
At a 24-hour restaurant, open 'til the end of time
He was washing dishes there when he met Brick Butterfly
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Aloysius was a bluegrass drummer, he was just a normal kid
Bloomin', trippin', flowin' under, just as I once did
At a 24-hour restaurant, open 'til the end of time
He was washing dishes there when he met Brick Butterfly
Bloomin', trippin', flowin' under, just as I once did
At a 24-hour restaurant, open 'til the end of time
He was washing dishes there when he met Brick Butterfly
Beneath this gray as granite sky
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Beneath this gray as granite sky
One day, they were cutting flowers for something to do
On the bank of the road 'neath the cotton woods
And he turned to her to ask if she'd marry him
When a runaway truck hit him where he stood
On the bank of the road 'neath the cotton woods
And he turned to her to ask if she'd marry him
When a runaway truck hit him where he stood
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM
One day, they were cutting flowers for something to do
On the bank of the road 'neath the cotton woods
And he turned to her to ask if she'd marry him
When a runaway truck hit him where he stood
On the bank of the road 'neath the cotton woods
And he turned to her to ask if she'd marry him
When a runaway truck hit him where he stood
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange defeat
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange defeat
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange defeat
Strange victory
Strange victory
Strange defeat
We could be looking for the same thing
If you're looking for someone
We could belong to each other
If you're not seeing anyone
If you're looking for someone
We could belong to each other
If you're not seeing anyone
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We could be looking for the same thing
If you're looking for someone
We could belong to each other
If you're not seeing anyone
If you're looking for someone
We could belong to each other
If you're not seeing anyone
How does an animal see
Once the sun is set?
Bandits in the capital
Limited civilian unrest
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Once the sun is set?
Bandits in the capital
Limited civilian unrest
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
How does an animal see
Once the sun is set?
Bandits in the capital
Limited civilian unrest
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Once the sun is set?
Bandits in the capital
Limited civilian unrest
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Are you honest when no one's looking?
Can you summon honey from a telephone?
They sat there with their hooks in the water
And their mustaches caked with airplane glue
Can you summon honey from a telephone?
They sat there with their hooks in the water
And their mustaches caked with airplane glue
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Are you honest when no one's looking?
Can you summon honey from a telephone?
They sat there with their hooks in the water
And their mustaches caked with airplane glue
Can you summon honey from a telephone?
They sat there with their hooks in the water
And their mustaches caked with airplane glue
So you wanna build an altar on a summer night
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
So you wanna build an altar on a summer night
I've got that Friday night fever
Sometimes a man just needs a breather
She knows I love her and I need her
And I'm no cheater
I've just got that Friday night fever
Sometimes a man just needs a breather
She knows I love her and I need her
And I'm no cheater
I've just got that Friday night fever
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I've got that Friday night fever
Sometimes a man just needs a breather
She knows I love her and I need her
And I'm no cheater
I've just got that Friday night fever
Sometimes a man just needs a breather
She knows I love her and I need her
And I'm no cheater
I've just got that Friday night fever
As I left to find the place
A mother looked me in the face
And whispered "please sir, not the Farmer's Hotel."
Once where I was headed
She swore I would regret it
What might happen she wouldn't foretell
A mother looked me in the face
And whispered "please sir, not the Farmer's Hotel."
Once where I was headed
She swore I would regret it
What might happen she wouldn't foretell
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM
As I left to find the place
A mother looked me in the face
And whispered "please sir, not the Farmer's Hotel."
Once where I was headed
She swore I would regret it
What might happen she wouldn't foretell
A mother looked me in the face
And whispered "please sir, not the Farmer's Hotel."
Once where I was headed
She swore I would regret it
What might happen she wouldn't foretell
But we are real, real
I know we are real
I know we are real
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
But we are real, real
I know we are real
I know we are real
Nobody cares about a dead hooker
Looking like one, standing for many
Life finds a limit at the edge of our bodies
A stranger begins wherever I see 'em
Looking like one, standing for many
Life finds a limit at the edge of our bodies
A stranger begins wherever I see 'em
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Nobody cares about a dead hooker
Looking like one, standing for many
Life finds a limit at the edge of our bodies
A stranger begins wherever I see 'em
Looking like one, standing for many
Life finds a limit at the edge of our bodies
A stranger begins wherever I see 'em
When God was young
He made the wind and the sun
And since then
It's been a slow education
And you got that one idea again
The one about dying
He made the wind and the sun
And since then
It's been a slow education
And you got that one idea again
The one about dying
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
When God was young
He made the wind and the sun
And since then
It's been a slow education
And you got that one idea again
The one about dying
He made the wind and the sun
And since then
It's been a slow education
And you got that one idea again
The one about dying
Suffering jukebox
Such a sad machine
You're all filled up with what other people mean
Such a sad machine
You're all filled up with what other people mean
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Suffering jukebox
Such a sad machine
You're all filled up with what other people mean
Such a sad machine
You're all filled up with what other people mean
Inside I've got a fire crackling
And on the couch, beneath an afghan
You're the old friend I just took in
And on the couch, beneath an afghan
You're the old friend I just took in
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Inside I've got a fire crackling
And on the couch, beneath an afghan
You're the old friend I just took in
And on the couch, beneath an afghan
You're the old friend I just took in
It's not the purple hills
It's not the silver lakes
It's not the snowcloud shadowed interstates
It's not the icy bike chain rain of Portland, Oregon
Where nothing's wrong and no one's asking
But the fear's so strong it leaves you gasping
No way to last out here like this for long
It's not the silver lakes
It's not the snowcloud shadowed interstates
It's not the icy bike chain rain of Portland, Oregon
Where nothing's wrong and no one's asking
But the fear's so strong it leaves you gasping
No way to last out here like this for long
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's not the purple hills
It's not the silver lakes
It's not the snowcloud shadowed interstates
It's not the icy bike chain rain of Portland, Oregon
Where nothing's wrong and no one's asking
But the fear's so strong it leaves you gasping
No way to last out here like this for long
It's not the silver lakes
It's not the snowcloud shadowed interstates
It's not the icy bike chain rain of Portland, Oregon
Where nothing's wrong and no one's asking
But the fear's so strong it leaves you gasping
No way to last out here like this for long
I love to see a rainbow from a garden hose
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I love to see a rainbow from a garden hose
Well, we're trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Where the nights are so long
Trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Where the nights are so long
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Well, we're trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Where the nights are so long
Trapped inside the song
Trapped inside the song
Where the nights are so long
Yeah, I loved being my mother's son
I loved her so because
She was my faithful guardian
She was, she was, she was
I loved her so because
She was my faithful guardian
She was, she was, she was
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Yeah, I loved being my mother's son
I loved her so because
She was my faithful guardian
She was, she was, she was
I loved her so because
She was my faithful guardian
She was, she was, she was
How do you like my little boat?
This is the way the pioneers took to other settlements
We'll be there in ten minutes
You can see the lanterns from here
When we get there, we'll go upstairs and make free long-distance phone-calls
This is the way the pioneers took to other settlements
We'll be there in ten minutes
You can see the lanterns from here
When we get there, we'll go upstairs and make free long-distance phone-calls
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
How do you like my little boat?
This is the way the pioneers took to other settlements
We'll be there in ten minutes
You can see the lanterns from here
When we get there, we'll go upstairs and make free long-distance phone-calls
This is the way the pioneers took to other settlements
We'll be there in ten minutes
You can see the lanterns from here
When we get there, we'll go upstairs and make free long-distance phone-calls