Bittersweet Me

I move across, innocence lost All flashing pulsar I move across the earth in my new pattern shirt I pass satellites "You’re so bitter," your complaint I can’t get you anything. I don’t know who you’re livin for I don’t know you at all anymore. I’d sooner chew my leg […]


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Binky The Doormat

This is horror movie stuff. The muffin is peach, you’re ‘makin’ love’. You mean this opera involves handcuffs? I lay defeated. Yeah, sour milk mouth, horseradish sweet. She’s a girl and she’s loving me. But distance is my tendency. I am defeated. have you lost your place? I wore my […]


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How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us

Blood from a stone Water from wine. Born under earplay design. A stroke of bad luck, wrong place, wrong time. This flyer is out of the lime. The story is a sad one, told many times. The story of my life in trying times. Just add water, stir in lime. […]


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So Fast, So Numb

Movin’ through rough waters motel boy, And swimming in your sleep. How could I be so blind, mis-sighted, Not to see there’s something wounded deep. Anyone could scratch your surface now, It’s all amphetamine You’re blasting yourself into the present Learn some vast indignity, stay that, You say that you […]


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Leave

Nothing could be bring me closer. Nothing could be bring me near. Where is the road I follow? Believing, leave. It’s under, under, under my feet. The scene spread out there before me. Better I go where the land touches sea. There is my trust in what I believe. That’s […]


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E-Bow The Letter

Look up, what do you see? All of you and all of me Fluorescent and starry Some of them, they surprise The bus ride, I went to write this, 4:00 a.m. This letter Fields of poppies, little pearls All the boys and all the girls sweet-toothed Each and every one […]


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Be Mine

I never thought of this as funny It speaks another world to me I wanna be your Easter bunny I wanna be your Christmas tree. I’ll strip the world that you must live in of all its godforsaken greed. I’ll ply the tar of your feathers. I’ll pluck the thorns […]


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Low Desert

It happened fast, it’s over quick. A little dust and the engine kicks. Did your hands drift down off the wheel? Roll out, hit your windshield An eyelash or a little bit of sleep? Time stands still. Just call it now and you’re on your way (hey, hey, hey) All […]


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Electrolite

Your eyes are burning holes through me. I’m gasoline. I’m burnin’ clean. Twentieth century go and sleep. You’re plasticine. That is obscene. That is obscene. You are the star tonight. You shine electric outta sight. You light eclipsed the moon tonight. Elecrolite. You’re outta sight. If I ever want to […]


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New Test Leper

I can’t say that I love Jesus That would be a hollow claim. He did make some observations And I’m quoting them today. "Judge not lest ye be judged." What a beautiful refrain. The studio audience disagrees. Have his lambs all gone astray? Call me a leper Call me a […]


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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 […]


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