i dream of a world ruled by art where the letters that come in the mail are written in fingerpaints and tornado sirens sound off to th…
joyless carnival merry-go-rounds of a troubled mind the amusement of fright and despair
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
with a heart that aches to say the… let them sled over my lips know the peace of their meaning it’s been a long time since i last… i miss saying them
drink from the dream cup welcome those ghosts of morning don’t fade out, sleep in
i drifted onto your shore a withered vessel the skeleton of a ship torn sails draped over masts like dead bodies
misgivings of tide familiar qualm of the sea home where we are lost
dying to stay in tune they rattle eagerly to play one last song
if significant to one and not to another maxims adages cliches
dawn is a coffin stars take their graves in morning come night, resurrect
squandered precious gifts laid down for worthless fortunes when men turn soldier
put a million miles between me and… shoes worn away from the journey i will arrive with toes calloused feet stained in earth and legs swollen
just for fuck’s sake don’t write it about her i know she loved this song but you loved it before her
every song smoking drinking partying with
i expose myself a show boat and a show pony i suppose myself a poet