Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Playlist Covers

Playlist Directory

Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS

Music Video Directory

Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST

Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

June 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, June 2026 (Bleachers cover)

Bleachers

Dork, June 2026 (Myles Smith cover)

Myles Smith

Dork, June 2026 (Towa Bird cover)

Towa Bird

|

Privacy Policy|

Cookie settings

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advertise on this site.

Destroyer – Priest's Knees (2006) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Destroyer
Destroyer’s Rubies
Priest's Knees

TRACK

Priest's Knees

Release date: 24th January 2006

From Destroyer’s Rubies

Track 8

3:09

Rock Music Alternative

Spotify Apple Music More on Destroyer

About This Track

"Priest's Knees" is a track by Destroyer, from the album Destroyer’s Rubies, released 24th January 2006. The track is 3:09 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Destroyer.

About the Artist

Destroyer

Destroyer

Lyrics

Priest's Knees

And i was just another
West coast maximalist
Exploring the blues
Ignoring the news
From the front

Where they're taking her
Children away
Taking them where they wanna go
Tall ships made of snow
Invading the sun

Some people call me 'angel'
On their death bed in a dream
That's right
The Czars father thought
Things could've gone differently last night
But they didn't

And i couldn't bear
To follow you there
Where trauma exists in the sky
20th century masters
Welcome these disasters
And so do i. but no!
Oh baby please don't go
Up into it.

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From Destroyer’s Rubies

3:092006

Listen

Album

Destroyer’s Rubies

21st February 2006

Track number

8

Release year

2006

1Rubies
9:25
2Your Blood
4:16
3European Oils
4:55
4Painter in Your Pocket
4:10

More from Destroyer

Albums & EPs

Dan's Boogie

Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World

Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World

Bologna

Labyrinthitis

Have We Met

ken (Deluxe Version)

ken (Deluxe Version)

Optimum D.S.I. - EP

Optimum D.S.I. - EP

Poison Season

Dark City Hunter

Dark City Hunter

Riot EP

Explore

More tracks by Destroyer

Bologna (feat. Fiver)Dan's Boogie

The Ignoramus of LoveDan's Boogie

Dan's BoogieDan's Boogie

Cataract TimeDan's Boogie

I MaterializeDan's Boogie

Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the WorldDan's Boogie

Sun Meet SnowDan's Boogie

The Same Thing as Nothing at AllDan's Boogie

Travel LightDan's Boogie

Somnambulist Blues

Seahorse Tranquilizer

Tintoretto, It's For YouLabyrinthitis

It's In Your Heart NowLabyrinthitis

LabyrinthitisLabyrinthitis

All My Pretty DressesLabyrinthitis

Eat the Wine, Drink the BreadLabyrinthitis

It’s in Your Heart NowLabyrinthitis

It Takes a ThiefLabyrinthitis

The StatesLabyrinthitis

SufferLabyrinthitis

The Last SongLabyrinthitis

JuneLabyrinthitis

Tintoretto, It’s for YouLabyrinthitis

Have We MetHave We Met

It Just Doesn't HappenHave We Met

Cue SynthesizerHave We Met

The RavenHave We Met

FoolssongHave We Met

Kinda DarkHave We Met

The Man in Black's BluesHave We Met

University HillHave We Met

The Television Music SupervisorHave We Met

Crimson TideHave We Met

Foam Hands (live)

A Light Travels Down the Catwalk (Acoustic)ken (Deluxe Version)

Stay Lost (Acoustic)ken (Deluxe Version)

Sky’s Greyken (Deluxe Version)

Ivory Coastken (Deluxe Version)

La Regle du Jeuken (Deluxe Version)

Saw You at the Hospitalken (Deluxe Version)

Cover from the Sunken (Deluxe Version)

A Light Travels Down the Catwalkken (Deluxe Version)

In the Morningken (Deluxe Version)

Romeken (Deluxe Version)

Sometimes in the Worldken (Deluxe Version)

Stay Lostken (Deluxe Version)

Tinseltown Swimming in Bloodken (Deluxe Version)

Sky's Greyken (Deluxe Version)

Can We TryOptimum D.S.I. - EP

View all tracks by Destroyer →

All My Pretty DressesLabyrinthitis
4:40
Eat the Wine, Drink the BreadLabyrinthitis
3:37
It Takes a ThiefLabyrinthitis
2:41
It's In Your Heart NowLabyrinthitis
6:56
JuneLabyrinthitis
6:33
LabyrinthitisLabyrinthitis
3:19
SufferLabyrinthitis
3:30
The Last SongLabyrinthitis
2:34
The StatesLabyrinthitis
6:56
Tintoretto, It's For YouLabyrinthitis
3:06

Showing 10 of 50

If you like Destroyer

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers

Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan

The Weather Station

The Weather Station

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo

Hamilton Leithauser

Hamilton Leithauser

Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus

Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs

Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade

Spoon

Spoon

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

READ MORE ABOUT DESTROYER

Destroyer has confirmed new album 'Dan's Boogie' and shared an early single featuring Fiver

Destroyer has confirmed new album 'Dan's Boogie' and shared an early single featuring Fiver

Destroyer reveals upcoming album 'Dan's Boogie' and releases new single 'Bologna' featuring Fiver.

9 Jan 2025 • 9:58 am

5Looters' Follies

7A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point

8Priest's Knees

3:09

9Watercolours into the Ocean

10Sick Priest Learns to Last Forever

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Dan Bejar
Producer: David Carswell, John Collins
Bass: Tim Loewen
Drums: Loscil
Vocals: Dan Bejar
Acoustic Guitar: Dan Bejar
Baritone Saxophone: Loscil
Lead Guitar: Nicolas Bragg
Mastering Engineer: Jamie Sitar
Mixing Engineer: David Carswell, John Collins
Organ: Ted Bois
Piano: Ted Bois
Recording Engineer: David Carswell, John Collins
Trumpet: Fisher Rose
Vibraphone: Fisher Rose