Those were high times back in delhi I was left for dead Everybody beat it to l.a. So the papers read But i said, "no, this is not where i get dropped off Keep the dough i’m here to blow the top off it" sixty-eight back in chicago Watched my friends all fall Now they’re […]
There’s a wind up in the trees Like a voice that’s whispering "please" Someone’s decided on dividing Everything in two I’d rip the money in half I’d even break the staff But split apart my heart And there’s no room for you Refrain: Listen, love will always divide You may not need both sides It […]
Perfect water The dark wind braids the waves The crazed birds raid the trees Is this our destiny? To join our hands at sea And slowly sink, and slowly think This is perfect water, passing over me . . . Do you know jacques cousteau? Well, they said on the radio That he hears bells […]
By rancid: The common man doesn’t suffer pain like this Only the soul that has never been kissed Let us adore our beautiful son He’s ridin’ on the rivers of babylon Bootin’ up, shootin’ up Bring on the brightness See the son of god is comin’ up Your [sic] caught up in a system that’s […]
The blue light flashes Billy feels its motion He says, "should i go and set it free?" Black-eyed suzie Picks up on the notion She says, "put it in the lonely tree" He says, "baby, we best sharpen our imagination." He says, "it seems like the rest Don’t comprehend the situation." i don’t hear you […]
Every time she calls i’d like to just ignore her I think she’s working both sides It’s not my paranoia But i can’t cut her loose That girl does the act Like a snake with wings . . . I know this for a fact Refrain: One night she’s dark and french One night she’s […]
She’s an all-night all-night rental She’s a rental oriental Suki-lee… Oh, her eyes, yes her eyes… You better pass her by Suki-lee… each night she crosses Different borders Each night she’s someone’s Refugee crimes of passion You’ll pay the price If you do it once Why not do it twice? she only works while the […]
If give me your ear I’ll whisper you wind that could soothe your burnt blood The door is right here Breathing the air filled with powders and porn Now comes the dawn If i release the dove Would it betray the sky and return to your cage In the river above Can i fold back […]
It’s a garbage truck hour, i’m sleeping in the shower I’m feeling like i’m waiting on a train By the sounds from my bed i think somebody’s bled All over something someone’s keeping clean I don’t need anything, just make it bright Then turn it low You don’t need more than me You could live […]
Sirens begin, the red light spins Hungry go the thieves Betty’s in the sandbox trying to detox She always wears long sleeves Desdemona in a red kimona can’t get off the bench Her bolts are fused, her limbs can’t move Someone better find a wrench Got no past, they can’t last Future’s like a curse […]
