- Do The Numbers
Bless the precious sensitive soul who looks around and sees a miserable world and suffers Pretty baby how you suffer Compassion separates us from the beasts who...
- Her Comb and Her Perfume
The brilliant wake of falling stars lights up a poisoned sky Beyond this window there are things not fit for human eyes She sleeps in peace behind me as I drink...
- I Dont Care Where You Bury Me
Buried in a mountain down a shaft dark and deep mounds of gold and miners' bones in a wreath laid at my feet Below the soaring falcon with a chicken in its beak...
- I Tremble
When Padre Pio would lift the chalice blood flowed down his arms I hear the sound of falling drops echo in these school halls and I tremble I tremble I wanted t...
- If I Ever Get Out of This Place
I'll bring you lemons with your tea I'll kiss your eyes 'til they open to see another morning if I ever get out of this place I'll part the curtains to let the ...
- Ira Visits His Dad
Ira my bastard loco weed proof that the saints and plumbers should never breed Put the dope in my strongbox before the nurses' aides can steal me blind Nurses' ...
- Look At Me
Pleasant mumbles when she smiles and says hello And the world is in a hurry they all have some place to go Stairsteps one at a time next year maybe ground floor...
- My Former Shell
Hello, I'm not home I am far from the phone Leave a message, better yet, leave me alone If I'm sounding thin or hollow, you're hearing just an echo due to lower...
- Screws, Pins and Bolts
Crematorium As a word it tastes good on the tongue Buttery, yet not fattening all irony, Greek or Latin Now ashes, as a word, tastes like ashes Fat salary That'...
- Servant Of The People
It was a nasty campaign we got down in the dirt and we rolled Shit flew everywhere some people got hurt how we rolled But I raised hometown sincerity to new hei...
- T-Neg
On etait punis pour parler en francais but we spoke French on the playground anyway Roosevelt decreed that we would all be les Americains One nation in English ...
- Thats Us
A town grows up around us and nobody says too much At peace with poles and lights and wires Wal- and K-marts and such A highway runs right by us we see people m...
- The Geek
Wish I was ordinary and had that ordinary look Wish I was not so contrary I wish I did things by the book Of useless knowledge I'm the master I exude this confi...
- Your Sleeping Face
I was carving clouds one night sculpting cities in my dream skylines of rain and light a bridge of sun and steam I wake up if I'm kicked but I could not sleep a...