joyless carnival merry-go-rounds of a troubled mind the amusement of fright and despair
elusive needle hides from him in a haystack like looking for home
she heard him crying before the knock at the door two cops with bad news
still he saws at the legs of his Steinway old habits only die hard so he tickles the ivory cigarette hanging from his lips
so close to travels rocks along the railroad tracks never board the train
they’ve never looked as deeply as… into the centers of your alluring and final eyes they’ve never watched you dance slowly and dark like the end…
whenever i roll in to town i see h… forbidden wires circuits exposed and on display electric sin against god with satan clouding my thoughts
fallen from the nest mother bird leaves me to die never to take flight
i’m usually a dog person but when i returned to Austin afte… i met JD who offered me a place to crash while his roommate Karen was out o…
every doughnut tastes like tauntin… classmates laughing and making jokes at your expense every slice of pizza reminds you
dehydrated my heart became small hardened by the air of hopelessnes… with a little time and some water it has grown and changed
the way mom and aunt kim would get… when the video would come on mtv i thought “that’s the life for me” singing for the working class
stopped by a red light engine sputters memories he goes with what’s gone
stuck out on a ledge with no stairs no ladder and no one to catch me
the songs that have been played as it’s neck was tickled and it’s belly was rubbed those at the pawn shop have nightm… of too much Beatles
