Hairshirt

I am not the type of dog That could keep you waiting For no good reason Run a carbon-black test on my jaw And you will find it’s all been said before I can swing my megaphone and long arm the rest It’s easier and better To just beat it from the chest Of desire […]


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Let Me In

Yeah, all the stars drip down like butter, Wromises are sweet, We hold out our pans, lift our hands to catch them. We eat them up, drink them up, up, up, up Hey, let me in. Hey, let me in. I only wish that I could hear you whisper down, Mister fisherman, to a less […]


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Drive

Smack, crack, bushwhacked. Tie another one to the racks, baby. Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby. What if I ride? What if you walk? What if you rock around the clock? Tick-tock. Tick-tock. What if you did? What if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby? […]


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Psa (A.K.A. Bad Day)

A public service announcement followed me home the other day,I bade it nevermind, go away.The shit’s so thick, you could stir it with a stick,the paper wouldn’t lie, we assume the loss to mankind and gloat and jeer with it Broadcast me a joyful noise into the times, Lord,count your blessings, ignore the lowest fear, […]


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Romance

Nations callPar-parallelsNeighbors callAll in all in all in all in all That’s worth saving up forPut our heads down on the chestMustn’t even race for restEasy come, easy go Easy comeEasy goEasy comeEasy go Stares concealPar-parallelsNeigh-neighbors callAll in all in all in all in all That’s worth saving up forPut our heads down on the […]


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Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)

There’s a secret stigma, reaping wheel. Diminish, a carnival of sorts. Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel. Stranger, stranger to these parts. Gentlemen don’t get caught, cages under cage. Gentlemen don’t get caught, Boxcars (are pulling) out of town. Boxcars (are pulling) out of town. Boxcars (are pulling) out of town. (repeat 1st verse and […]


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Departure

Just arrived Singapore, San Sebastian, Spain, 26-hour trip. Salt Lake City, come in spring. Over the salt flats a hailstorm brought you back to me. Salt Lake City, come in spring. Over the salt flats a hailstorm brought you back to me. Here it comes (I’m carried away) Here it comes (I’m carried away) Here […]


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Saturn Return

Easy to poke yourself square in the eyeHarder to like yourself, harder to try These are espousesPostcards and neopreneRoses a dollar a stemEveryone sleeping or pulling the long haul andKeys/caves(?) in the cooler it’s three A.M.And saturn is beckoning no-oneIt’s offering up. Late shift convenience store, burn out the lightsTelescope roof towards the north-western skyYou […]


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Shiny Happy People

Shiny happy people laughingMeet me in the crowdPeople peopleThrow your love aroundLove me love meTake it into townHappy happyPut it in the groundWhere the flowers growGold and silver shine Shiny happy people holding handsShiny happy people laughing Everyone around love them, love themPut it in your handsTake it take itThere’s no time to cryHappy happyPut […]


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