Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019) Movie Script
[radio tuning] Does that mean you found...
In your face now...
[man 1] Ladies and gentlemen, there is an
overwhelming volume against the supports
and conspiracy with the global...
[man 2] The problem with this country is
consumption...
[music playing]
["Remember to Breathe" playing]
Go out late at night
Just to see what I can find
Stayin' in the shadows
Where the light don't ever shine
Havin' one-way conversations
With the darkness in my mind
He does all the talking
'Cause I'm the quiet kind
Spend it all
Pull 'em down
Let me see it turn around
Just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Stayin' off the radar
Like a bomber on the run
Do another lap around
the target just for fun
Stayin' quiet, keepin' calm
Till I find the one
Feel the wave wash over me
When the deed is done
Spend it all, pull 'em down
Let me see it turn around
Just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Well, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Well, just lay back, now
Let it happen
Remember to breathe
["Sing Along" playing]
Words can stab as deep as night
And cut like a razored thorn
Bitter air and the winds of spite
Like the cold of a winter's scorn
Leaves may fall on sleeping ground
But the wind sweeps them away
Like hurt lovers in the final round
What once was is now decayed
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
A single strand of spider's weave
is dancin' in the sun
Please don't turn around and leave
You are my only one
Compromise is made out of peace
But history's made out of violence
After the war of the worlds has ceased
All that's left is the deafenin' silence
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
You done me wrong, So here's your song
Now sing along, baby
Well, I know you know
That you're killin' me
But it's worth it
Just to see you smile
Tell 'em to carve my name
in the barstool, baby
You know I'm gonna be here awhile
A single strand of spider's weave
Just dancin' in the sun
Please don't turn around and leave
You are my only one
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
You done me wrong, so here's your song
Now sing along
["A Good Look" playing]
Star of David
Don't belong to David at all
He borrowed it from Peter
Just so he could pay off Paul
But Peter helped to rally the Star
Now he owns the plain
But a star is still a star
By any other name
Well, now everybody worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
to the last page
[unclear lyrics]
I write my poems in the dirt
With an oily rag
I have to wear a gas mask
just so I don't gag
Got a SOCOM style
And 20 extra mags
And a couple severed heads
in my bugout bag
Well now everybody worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
to the last page
[unclear lyrics]
Why you gettin' tense
'Cause you're getting discovered?
Are you talkin' all that shit
Just to get on the cover?
Well then how you gonna eat
When you bitin' the hand?
Well you know they don't like it
When you take a stand
So enjoy it while you can
And say hi to all the boys in the band
'Cause it's all over now
Just a plan to sing your pain
And now everybody's worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
To the last page
[unclear lyrics]
["Make Art Not Friends" playing]
Looking out the window
At a world on fire
It's plain to see the end is near
Seen all the sights
Tired of the lights
So you can let me off right here
This town's getting crowded
Truth's been shrowded
I think it's time
To change up the sound
Well, the wheels keep turning
And flames get higher
Another cycle goes around
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gonna just stay home
To make art, not friends
I love saying no
To all the yes men
Just to see the look on their face
Love how everybody knows what's best
But nobody knows their place
A sucker every second
Stack 'em up to the sky
For every winner
There's a hundred bad guys
So you get yours
Stay out of mine
Here's to the memories
Where do I sign?
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gona just stay home
To make art, not friends
Oh, it's getting hard
To find a good friend
So close the door behind me
Before any more come in
Nobody writes, nobody calls
Nobody bother
'Cause I'm over it all
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gonna just stay home
To make art, not friends
[clock ticking]
["Best Clockmaker on Mars" playing]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Good worker, but damn
She's best clockmaker on Mars
Some days I hate everything I am
But your love holds a mirror to me
You showed me your love
But can't understand
The sins of the world I've seen
Good worker, but damn
She's best clockmaker on Mars
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Till you say you're through
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Good worker, but damn
She's the best clockmaker on Mars
Good worker, but damn
Be the best clockmaker on Mars
["All Said and Done" playing]
Spent the last year
Going out of my mind
Looking for reasons
I could never find
Until I put my finger on it
I saw every sign
Take all you can get
Keep your fingers off of mine
Sittin' in the tower
Without a clue or care
Angered by opportunities
hanging off of my head
Handing several lighters out
To anyone who dares
Climb my way up to the top
Just to get kicked down the stairs
Been put a million ways
all at the same time
It's enough to make anyone go insane
When you find yourself forgetting
all your own rhymes
Givin' up on dreams
Floathing 'round inside your brain
Been put a million ways
all at the same time
It's enough to make anyone go insane
When you find yourself forgetting
all the wrong rhymes
Givin' up on the dreams
Running around inside your brain
Keep starin' at the pages
Comin' up with the same lines
It's all been said and done by now
Two, three times
["Last Man Standing" playing]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Either part of the solution
or your part of the problem
[unclear lyrics]
Time to turn on the heat
It's gettin' cold on the street
And, man, this shit will get you down
Fuck all the old season
Don't give me a reason
To watch your house burn to the ground
I remember drawing out the flames
I never learned how to play
So I blew up the game
Now I'm tipping the board
With an infinite sword
Walkin' 'round causing all the blames
I'm gonna ride off into sunset
While it all burns to hell behind me
Somewhere I haven't been yet
Somewhere they can't even see
Well, you know
Daddy likes his alone time
That's why he doesn't have any friends
Yeah, but watch and see
You'll be looking at me
The last man standing in the end
Books gettin' sticky
Got no time for gettin' picky
'Bout the who, what or when
or the where
[unclear lyrics]
Girl, I'm not gonna say
It was a woman who said
[unclear lyrics]
Don't even try, because I already did it
Bullshit sells, don't you ever forget it
Goin' full speed
Is the greatest escape
Slammin' on the gas
And can't find the brake
I don't know how
or how much more I can take
Well I'm gonna keep going
till I find out
Well, your mama didn't raise
nobody's dumb law
[unclear lyrics]
Well, you know
Daddy needs his alone time
That's why he doesn't have any friends
Watch and see you'll be lucky to be
The last man standing in the end
["Mercury in Retrograde" playing]
I got a haircut in Norway
When all the waves
Started pulling me down
Smellin' like a waterlogged wet dog
Ain't no way to tell
But as soon as I chopped it all off
It just grew back thick and brown
I keep tugging on the thread
Hoping it all might come unraveled
I keep trying to pull it all the way
But it comes right back around
They come backstage and on my bus
Pretending to be my friend
Shakin' hands, un-grandstands
All wearin' the same old grin
Oh, but none of them bother knockin'
Oh, they all just come on in
Askin' me what all my songs mean
Wonderin' if they're all about them
Mercury must be in retrograde again
But at least it's not
just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
Livin' the dream
Makes a man wanna scream
Light a match and burn it all down
Head back home to the mountain
Far away from all the bull
Oh, all the journalists and sycophants
Building their brands
And all the traveling trophies
and award-show stands
And all the haters
Wishin' they was in my band
Sorry, boys
The bus is plumb full
Mercury must be in retrograde again
At least it's not just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
And there's nothing for me
Outside this hotel room
But another let-down, lonely day
The tour is almost over
And I'll be home soon
And it's all been done
Two, three times anyway
Mercury must be in retrograde again
But at least
It's not just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
["Fastest Horse in Town" playing]
I've been wastin'
All my best days
I've been bested
On my worst ways
I've been thinking about all the plans
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Instead of searching for words to say
All the words I can't find
Everybody's trying to be
like someone
Hell, is it me I'm trying to be?
Or something?
[unclear lyrics]
And keep this girl from fleas
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
You make him so he's all spent
By the time he gets back
Everybody's trying to be someone
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Everybody's trying to be
like someone
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
[radio static]
[man] Are y'all listening to me?
This is what I want.
I want a gift card from God.
You can keep it all.
I want a gift card from God.
In your face now...
[man 1] Ladies and gentlemen, there is an
overwhelming volume against the supports
and conspiracy with the global...
[man 2] The problem with this country is
consumption...
[music playing]
["Remember to Breathe" playing]
Go out late at night
Just to see what I can find
Stayin' in the shadows
Where the light don't ever shine
Havin' one-way conversations
With the darkness in my mind
He does all the talking
'Cause I'm the quiet kind
Spend it all
Pull 'em down
Let me see it turn around
Just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Stayin' off the radar
Like a bomber on the run
Do another lap around
the target just for fun
Stayin' quiet, keepin' calm
Till I find the one
Feel the wave wash over me
When the deed is done
Spend it all, pull 'em down
Let me see it turn around
Just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Well, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back
Oh, just lay back, let it happen
Remember to breathe
Well, just lay back, now
Let it happen
Remember to breathe
["Sing Along" playing]
Words can stab as deep as night
And cut like a razored thorn
Bitter air and the winds of spite
Like the cold of a winter's scorn
Leaves may fall on sleeping ground
But the wind sweeps them away
Like hurt lovers in the final round
What once was is now decayed
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
A single strand of spider's weave
is dancin' in the sun
Please don't turn around and leave
You are my only one
Compromise is made out of peace
But history's made out of violence
After the war of the worlds has ceased
All that's left is the deafenin' silence
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
You done me wrong, So here's your song
Now sing along, baby
Well, I know you know
That you're killin' me
But it's worth it
Just to see you smile
Tell 'em to carve my name
in the barstool, baby
You know I'm gonna be here awhile
A single strand of spider's weave
Just dancin' in the sun
Please don't turn around and leave
You are my only one
I can't go on livin' alone
Now that you're gone
You done me wrong, so here's your song
Now sing along
["A Good Look" playing]
Star of David
Don't belong to David at all
He borrowed it from Peter
Just so he could pay off Paul
But Peter helped to rally the Star
Now he owns the plain
But a star is still a star
By any other name
Well, now everybody worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
to the last page
[unclear lyrics]
I write my poems in the dirt
With an oily rag
I have to wear a gas mask
just so I don't gag
Got a SOCOM style
And 20 extra mags
And a couple severed heads
in my bugout bag
Well now everybody worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
to the last page
[unclear lyrics]
Why you gettin' tense
'Cause you're getting discovered?
Are you talkin' all that shit
Just to get on the cover?
Well then how you gonna eat
When you bitin' the hand?
Well you know they don't like it
When you take a stand
So enjoy it while you can
And say hi to all the boys in the band
'Cause it's all over now
Just a plan to sing your pain
And now everybody's worried
'bout a good look
But they need to be worried
'bout a good hook
Instead of skipping straight
To the last page
[unclear lyrics]
["Make Art Not Friends" playing]
Looking out the window
At a world on fire
It's plain to see the end is near
Seen all the sights
Tired of the lights
So you can let me off right here
This town's getting crowded
Truth's been shrowded
I think it's time
To change up the sound
Well, the wheels keep turning
And flames get higher
Another cycle goes around
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gonna just stay home
To make art, not friends
I love saying no
To all the yes men
Just to see the look on their face
Love how everybody knows what's best
But nobody knows their place
A sucker every second
Stack 'em up to the sky
For every winner
There's a hundred bad guys
So you get yours
Stay out of mine
Here's to the memories
Where do I sign?
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gona just stay home
To make art, not friends
Oh, it's getting hard
To find a good friend
So close the door behind me
Before any more come in
Nobody writes, nobody calls
Nobody bother
'Cause I'm over it all
Facing the mirror
All skin and bone
Bloodshot eyes and a heart of stone
Never again
Rather be alone
Think I'm gonna just stay home
To make art, not friends
[clock ticking]
["Best Clockmaker on Mars" playing]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Good worker, but damn
She's best clockmaker on Mars
Some days I hate everything I am
But your love holds a mirror to me
You showed me your love
But can't understand
The sins of the world I've seen
Good worker, but damn
She's best clockmaker on Mars
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Till you say you're through
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Good worker, but damn
She's the best clockmaker on Mars
Good worker, but damn
Be the best clockmaker on Mars
["All Said and Done" playing]
Spent the last year
Going out of my mind
Looking for reasons
I could never find
Until I put my finger on it
I saw every sign
Take all you can get
Keep your fingers off of mine
Sittin' in the tower
Without a clue or care
Angered by opportunities
hanging off of my head
Handing several lighters out
To anyone who dares
Climb my way up to the top
Just to get kicked down the stairs
Been put a million ways
all at the same time
It's enough to make anyone go insane
When you find yourself forgetting
all your own rhymes
Givin' up on dreams
Floathing 'round inside your brain
Been put a million ways
all at the same time
It's enough to make anyone go insane
When you find yourself forgetting
all the wrong rhymes
Givin' up on the dreams
Running around inside your brain
Keep starin' at the pages
Comin' up with the same lines
It's all been said and done by now
Two, three times
["Last Man Standing" playing]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Either part of the solution
or your part of the problem
[unclear lyrics]
Time to turn on the heat
It's gettin' cold on the street
And, man, this shit will get you down
Fuck all the old season
Don't give me a reason
To watch your house burn to the ground
I remember drawing out the flames
I never learned how to play
So I blew up the game
Now I'm tipping the board
With an infinite sword
Walkin' 'round causing all the blames
I'm gonna ride off into sunset
While it all burns to hell behind me
Somewhere I haven't been yet
Somewhere they can't even see
Well, you know
Daddy likes his alone time
That's why he doesn't have any friends
Yeah, but watch and see
You'll be looking at me
The last man standing in the end
Books gettin' sticky
Got no time for gettin' picky
'Bout the who, what or when
or the where
[unclear lyrics]
Girl, I'm not gonna say
It was a woman who said
[unclear lyrics]
Don't even try, because I already did it
Bullshit sells, don't you ever forget it
Goin' full speed
Is the greatest escape
Slammin' on the gas
And can't find the brake
I don't know how
or how much more I can take
Well I'm gonna keep going
till I find out
Well, your mama didn't raise
nobody's dumb law
[unclear lyrics]
Well, you know
Daddy needs his alone time
That's why he doesn't have any friends
Watch and see you'll be lucky to be
The last man standing in the end
["Mercury in Retrograde" playing]
I got a haircut in Norway
When all the waves
Started pulling me down
Smellin' like a waterlogged wet dog
Ain't no way to tell
But as soon as I chopped it all off
It just grew back thick and brown
I keep tugging on the thread
Hoping it all might come unraveled
I keep trying to pull it all the way
But it comes right back around
They come backstage and on my bus
Pretending to be my friend
Shakin' hands, un-grandstands
All wearin' the same old grin
Oh, but none of them bother knockin'
Oh, they all just come on in
Askin' me what all my songs mean
Wonderin' if they're all about them
Mercury must be in retrograde again
But at least it's not
just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
Livin' the dream
Makes a man wanna scream
Light a match and burn it all down
Head back home to the mountain
Far away from all the bull
Oh, all the journalists and sycophants
Building their brands
And all the traveling trophies
and award-show stands
And all the haters
Wishin' they was in my band
Sorry, boys
The bus is plumb full
Mercury must be in retrograde again
At least it's not just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
And there's nothing for me
Outside this hotel room
But another let-down, lonely day
The tour is almost over
And I'll be home soon
And it's all been done
Two, three times anyway
Mercury must be in retrograde again
But at least
It's not just hanging around
Pretending to be my friend
Oh, the road to hell is paved
With cruel intentions
If it's not nuclear war
It's gonna be a divine intervention
["Fastest Horse in Town" playing]
I've been wastin'
All my best days
I've been bested
On my worst ways
I've been thinking about all the plans
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
Instead of searching for words to say
All the words I can't find
Everybody's trying to be
like someone
Hell, is it me I'm trying to be?
Or something?
[unclear lyrics]
And keep this girl from fleas
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
[unclear lyrics]
You make him so he's all spent
By the time he gets back
Everybody's trying to be someone
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Everybody's trying to be
like someone
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
Is it me I'm tryin' to be
Or something?
[radio static]
[man] Are y'all listening to me?
This is what I want.
I want a gift card from God.
You can keep it all.
I want a gift card from God.