Met her on a friday afternoonIn a neon dayglo pinkChiffon satin roomShe never looked backShe always looked goodDressed in blackAnd she says ohDo you want to play? She lived beneath theDisco discount storeWith pictures of Randy NewmanScattered all across the floorI said "This placeLooks sort of desolate"She said"Are you only half alive?Or have you simply […]
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I'm Sensitive
I was thinking that I might fly todayJust to disprove all the things that you sayIt doesn’t take a tallent to be meanYour words can crush things are unseenSo, please be careful with meI’m sensitive and I’d like to stay that way. You always tell me that it’s impossibleTo be respected and be a girlWhy’s […]
Innocence Maintained
Ophelia drowned in the waterCrushed by her own weightHitler loved little blue-eyed boysAnd it drove him to hateBirds always grow silentBefore the night descends‘Cause nature has a funny wayOf breaking what does not bendA hero’s torso builtOf steel and NovocaneHis heart a bitter beatInside a bloodless frameThere was a hole inside his soulA manicure could […]
Fat Boy
Fat boy goes to the poolSees his reflection,Doesn’t know what to doHe feels little insideAnd filled with pride Oh, fragile flameNo one sees the same Fat boy goes about his dayTrying to think of funny things to sayLike "This is just a game I play"And "I like me this way" Oh, fragile flameWhen no one […]
Little Sister
Hey little sisterI heard you went to Mr. So and SoKnock knock knocking on his door again last nightYou said you needed it badAnd You know that ain’t rightCuz so many times you’ve come to meCry cryingYou said it hurt so badBut please don’t let you go back for more My little sister is a […]
Down So Long
Sun sets’cross the ocean,I’m a thousand miles from anywhereMy pocketbook and my heart both just got stolenAnd the sun act like she don’t even careThe wind blows cold when you reach the topit feels like someone’s face is stuck to the bottom of my shoeI got a plastic jesusa cordless telephone for every corner of […]
Do You
Hey,you say you like the waythe cowboys tip their hats and say"How`s it goin` ma`am?"But you`re never quite clear if their glares are sincereOr really only just second hand To you it`s all roses,it`s a lavender hazeThe man is a marvel,but it`s a shame about his brainsBut that`s OK You say "He`s got straight teeth […]
Hands
If I could tell the world just one thingIt would be that we’re all OKAnd not to worry ’cause worry is wastefulAnd useless in times like theseI won’t be made uselessI won’t be idle with despairI will gather myself around my faithFor light does the darkness most fearMy hands are small, I knowBut they’re not […]