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1. 02-75 2. 15-1 if I had a car and you were riding in it. I'd show you what my car could do. I head east down highway fifteen and see the starlight. shower over you. gas fumes rising from the blacktop. cheap hot...3. 15-2 Those may be the most beautiful shades of red i've ever seen. Those may be the most beautiful shades of red i've ever seen. But don't be fooled. If the sun goes down us here tonight, It...4. 25 In the front seat at around four in the morning, Something came down without much warning. It was bright and shiny and real nice. And it prepared us both for the sacrifice. I know what it is and i kno...5. [forgotten Title] (alpha Compunction) you will not call my memory into question. you will not question my memory. see there was you and me up on a hilltop by ourselves. and then the red clouds dispersing above me. i should have killed mys...6. [forgotten Title] (kittens In Mittens) the building shook with the sound of wild kittens, and i grabbed my scarf and i pulled on my mittens, took my coat and i went down. to the useless lot on the outskirts of town. the dogs were howling....7. [untittled] (repetition) well the train touched down in souix city, iowa. the train touched down in souix city, iowa. it fell cleanly from the dark sky under the track. saw you from the window there was no turning back. well,...8. Abandoned Flesh Robert Smith is secure at his Villa in France. Any child knows how to do the spiderweb dance. Siouxsie has enough hits to keep the bills paid. Every New Years in Los Angeles. you can still see Richard...9. Abide With Me Abide with me. Fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens, lord with me abide. When other helpers fail, and comforts flee. Help out the helpless, lord abide with me. Swift to its close. Ebbs out li...10. Absolute Lithops Effect After one long season of waiting, After one long season of wanting, I am breaking open. My insides are pink and raw. And i hurts me when i move my jaw, But i am taking tiny steps forward. And i. i fe...11. Adair i got my eye on the scar. it runs clear from your temple to your jawline. you'll tell me about all your thoughts right this minute. then I will tell you mine. 'cause i got the wind in my hai...12. Adultery There's a mean streak in the sky. On the morning when you come by. And you ask me "would i?". And i say i would. And it's an ill wind that blows nobody good. And i should've k...13. Against Agamemnon Red red, red everywhere. Bright red all along the thin canvas wall. I stepped outside, for a little air. I stepped outside to get away from it all. I went out to the front, and saw the purple sky. Mak...14. Against Pollution When I worked down at the liquor store. Guy with a shotgun came raging through the place. Muscled his way behind the counter. I shot him in the face. This morning I went down to the Catholic Church. &...15. Agemo's Hoops You were breathing against my throat. Covering your laugh up with your long black overcoat. All circles warming up. And you told me what you were going to do. And i promised to do the same thing too....16. Alabama Nova Your house is depressing. Your house is dirty. Why don't you come outside a little while. Why don't you step out into the sun. Let me take you down. Let me ease you around montgomery. And ou...17. Alagemo The new rose floating on water in the old plain bowl. The white clouds on night sky. They way they just roll on by made me think of you. And the religious cult of flesh disillusion you've committ...18. All Up The Seething Coast I eat a couple Milky Ways for breakfast. I take my coffee light and sweet. Show up for dinner when you tell me to. I heap the sugar high and white on everything I eat. Carry an apple in my pocket. I w...19. Alpha Aquae I've grown rather tired of our little game. You ask me the question. My answer's the same. And i couldn't say the day or the year. But it must be summer, 'cause there's flies...20. Alpha Desperation March I'm coming in. Try to stop me. Push furniture in front of the door. It only gives me something to push against. In the full heat of the summer's day, You're telling me to go away. But y...21. Alpha Double Negative: Going To Catalina I hear you starting up again. I seee you standing on the deck. I hear your voice start to carry. I see the veins throbbing in you neck. And i know what you're saying. And i know what you're...22. Alpha In Tauris My hand brushes against the lock of hair that hangs down past your ear to your jaw (2x). It's real neat, the moment's sweet but it's all wrong. And we're pictures of decency when w...23. Alpha Incipiens The morning comes to a stuttering halt. The cool breeze that blows is somebody's fault. The summer heat tries to burn through. And i look over to warn you but something's happening. The morn...24. Alpha Omega On the morning you went away. The air was humid and the sky was gray. I had boiled peanuts for breakfast from cairo, georgia. The air was wet, my face was wetter. The pink flowers along the western wi...25. Alpha Rats Nest Ah the lengthening hours in the refinery. Belching fire into the sky. We do our best vampire routines. As we suck the dying hours dry. The night is lovely as a rose. If I see sunlight hit you. I am su...26. Alpha Sun Hat you say again that nothing's wrong. i'd really like to play along. your ruby red mouth is full and moist. i'd like to give in to your oboe reed voice. but as sure as those are buzzards...27. Alphabetizing The summer crawled by indetectably. And then i saw you looking down to me. And your earrings sparkled in the noon-day sun, And though it's very true that i love everyone, With every ounce of ener...28. Alphonse Mambo I could almost hear the rhythm section. Kick in as the sun began to blaze. I saw you walk across the plaza, Figured i'd just play it like it lays. Yeah yeah yeah. I think i'm gonna be real s...29. Ambivalent Seascape Y We saw the ship meet the horizon. We saw it carry him away. And the streamers on the hull were the last things to wink out of existance. As a cool breeze came in from across the bay. You dug around in...30. Amy A.K.A. Spent Gladiator 1 Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive. Do every stupid thing to try to drive the dark away. Let people call you crazy for the choices that you make. Climb limits past the limits. Jump in fro...31. An Inscription At Salonae There was guy up on the hill, With a trumpet to his lips, I mean to tell you he knew how to blow that thing. There were women dressed in purple, Banging on their tamborines, And hammering on cymbals (...32. Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds There's indifference on the wind. But a faint gust of hope. At a club nobody goes to. With a musty velvet rope. Guys in Motörhead jackets. Who knew him way back when. Haven't raised a d...33. Anti-music Song I saw you on tv. Doing a bad imitation of van morrison. And i saw you on tv. Doing a bad imitation of a second rate songwriter from the eighties named morrissey. I never liked morrissey. And i don&apo...34. Are You Cleaning Off The Stone? I'd like to begin by saying that i saw you coming, But that would be a lie. I'd like to say that i can hear your voice, But i couldn't mean 'hear' in the accepted sense of the...35. Autoclave Hand me your hand, let me look in your eyes. As my last chance to feel human begins to vaporize. Maybe it’s the heat in here, maybe it’s the pressure. You ought to head for the exits, th...36. Azo Tle Nelli In Tlalticpac? I was sitting in the street when the news came my way (2x). Good news (4x). I was sitting in the street when the messenger came by. I was sitting in the street when the messenger came my way. Good new...37. Baboon The sun came up above the strange white plain. Blood red flowers all wet with rain. And the spirit wasn't really willing anymore, but the flesh was very very strong. And i've got very little...38. Bad Priestess When i see you in your new blue jeans. I know you're lying, and i know what it means. When i see you take your place among the poor. I know you're a fraud for sure. Bad priestess, bad priest...39. Bad Waves Beachfront hotel, twenty dollars a night. Nineteen seventy-two, sun yellow and bright. Too exhausted to think or to talk. Young boys from bangledesh breakdancing on the sidewalk. And the waves will te...40. Badger Song Badger time, it runs the same as mine. More or less once you deal with the mechanics. Badger faces, all in our places. Got no expressions, we offer no clues. Won't you take a look, take a good lo...41. Balance Two tall glasses of sweet iced tea. Underneath the sweetgum tree, And the love we once nurtured, you and me, Disintegrating violently. Stick your tongue out. Catch the pieces as they drift down the ai...42. Baltimore (was: Song For Prince Edward Iii) When i walked past the chain link fence. And the guard dog came forward to attack me. I knew you were coming home. I knew you were on your way back. Well in baltimore, you will find what you've b...43. Beach House I get letters telling me since I moved away. you've taken to hanging out on that rock about a mile from shore. given what I know about that rock mainly that it's populated by seals. I strong...44. Billy The Kid's Dream Of The Magic Shoes Hang me out to dry. They're gonna hang me out to dry. I don't really care. I don't really care. I got special shoes. I got special shoes. They're gonna fill me full of holes. They&...45. Blood Royal I remembered you. I remembered where you'd come from. I remembered you. I remembered where you've gone. In the shifting neon air, Saw the colors of the revolution everywhere. Blood royal. I...46. Blue Berry Frost When you saw the evening star. Shining in the freezing sky. I saw somthing dark and silent passing by. Full moon. Deep grass. Cold water. When you said your name out loud. Something broke inside me. N...47. Blues In Dallas Will i see you there when that final trumpet blows?. Will i see you there when that final trumpet blows?. If i don't see you there, i will run a comb through my hair. And i will wait. I will wait...48. Born Ready (was: Know The Way) [spoken:] c'mon william. i'm going to see you in san jose. i'm going to see you in san jose. and i'm going to take you out for good. i'm going to take you down. i'm heade...49. Brave color me red. color me gold. wrap me in anger. [VPRO session is cut]...50. Brilliant Disguise I hold you in my arms as the band plays. What are those words whispered baby, just as you turned away?. I saw you last night out at the edge of town. I want to read your mind just to know what i'...51. Burned My Tongue Woke up this morning about a quarter to five. Said the prayer you'd taught me to keep myself alive, It burned my tongue. It burned my tongue. Fried some grains in butter, Said a simple grace, Sat...52. Calcutta Wild donkeys kicking, braying in the meadow. made you want to kick and bray yourself at least you said so. you were wild eyed, your lips were flecked with foam. till warm calcutta called you home. twi...53. California Song I know you see mars in the sky tonight. I know you can see venus rising and veering off to the right. but can you see that young star overhead?. it's the one that designed my undoing. I know that...54. Cao Dai Blowout He came knocking down the street lights. Tearing up the new grass on the lawn. He was frightening off the livestock. I could feel him coming down. I let the citranella dissolve in my hand. I began to...55. Carmen Cicero There's power in the name. But the name's been lost for centuries. There's poison is in the water. But the water tastes like honey. And we're so thirsty we don't care where we...56. Casetino's Nursery The mailman brought the mail by, but the devil sent the rain. The mailman brought the mail by, but the devil sent the rain. The rain tore through the streets. Tore down los flores canyon again. If the...57. Cathedral Song I saw you from the cathedral. You were watching me. And i saw from the cathedral. What i could be. So take my time, And take my lies. And i watch you with a basic instinct. It's the same for you....58. Cheshire County When the sun came up, i got up. 'cause you were saying my name backwards in your sleep again. The field outside was wet and green, And the most goergeous cow i've ever seen. Was coming right...59. Chilean Fire Barrel Smell of sulfur, cloven hoof, Birds were gathering on the roof. Faint voices, scratching sounds. If this keeps up, i may never come down. By the time i snapped out of it, there was nothing left. By th...60. Chinese House Flowers The wax paper that i taped over the windows. Melted as quick as chocolate in the heat. And it'll probably never come off now. The windows look like frosted glass if you see them from the street....61. Chinese Rifle Song Lay out on the patio, dreaming (2x). And the chinese rifles sounded in the evening air. I heard them popping off everywhere. I lay out on the patio, on the chaise lounge. I lay out on the patio, and i...62. Chino Love Song 1979 And the may sun shone down on california. And the strawberries grew fat and full. And thick and red and as big as your fist. And the traffic on riverside drive was thin. But by no means non-existant....63. Cobra Tattoo Sun just clearing the treeline when my day begins. Slippery ice on the bridges, northeastern wind coming in. You will bruise my head, i will strike your heel. Drive past wind of northern pine, try not...64. Cobscook Bay We're alone most of the time these days. Jill used to come by, but she went away. And gail used to come around and trash the joint, But she moved off to dana point. And you went along, just for t...65. Cold Milk Bottle Rainbows shone on the glass. Dew drops gathered on the grass. And the yellow sun came into view. Another god-damned message from you. Well despite your best efforts i feel alright. Against my better j...66. Collapsing Stars When we hid out behind the risers at he high school, Working bitter calculations with a slide rule. The grim particulars of poisoning the swimming pool, Well you looked me in the eye, Ready to die. We...67. Color In Your Cheeks She came in on the redeye to dallas-fort worth. All the way from sunny taipei. Skin the color of a walnut shell, And a baseball cap holding down her black hair. And she came here after midnight. The h...68. Commandante I'm gonna drink more whiskey than brendan behan. And i'm gonna send my belongings all to tripoli. And i'm gonna ride home to california. With a banjo on my knee. I'm never gonna tu...69. Cotton This song is for the rats. Who hurled themselves in to the ocean. When they saw that the explosives in the cargo hold. Were just about to blow. This song is for the soil. That's toxic clear down...70. Counterfeit Florida Plates Steal some sunscreen. From the cvs. Use too much. And make a great big mess. Wait where shadows mask or hide my scent. So many so-called friends. Working for the government. Dig through the trash. Sle...71. Crane Picked up a fat, gold watch for you. Down where the river washes over the avenue. And i listened to it tick away the minutes. Looked out at the awful sky. I was afraid that my arm was broken, But it w...72. Creature Song I remember the sound of your voice. But none of what you said. I remember the burning in my body. And the buzzing in my head. And i do remember your voice. Smoothing over my only choice. Oh brave new...73. Crows Well i went way out north carolina way. To that old graveyard where my great grandmother lay. And the day was bright and i hadn't slept all night. And they sold the place to some guys who were bu...74. Cry For Judas Some things you do just to see how bad they'll make you feel. Sometimes you try to freeze time. 'til the slots are a blur of spinning. Wheels. But I am just a broken machine. And I do things...75. Cubs In Five They're gonna find intelligent life up there on the moon. And the canterbury tales will shoot up to the top of the best seller list. And stay there for 27 weeks. And the chicago cubs will beat ev...76. Cut Your Hair JD:. darlin' don't'cha go and cut your hair. do you think it's going to make him change?. RW:. i'm just a girl with a new haircut. JD:. and that's a pretty nice haircut....77. Cutter I'd had you out of my mind for a year or better. When the mailman handed me your letter. And i recognize the handwriting even now. But i know i'm gonna open it anyhow. And noone's been...78. Dance Music alright I'm on johnson avenue in san luis obispo. and I'm five years old or six maybe. and indications there's something wrong with our new house. trip down the wire twice daily. I&apos...79. Dance The Night Away [untitled] birthday cake song. The sun came out this morning i was wide awake. And i made way down to the kitchen and i cut myself. A piece of my birthdaty caeke. Raspberry filling in the middle. And...80. Deianara Crush One day in september you come here. You pull my head down. And you whisper in my ear. And you tell me the sidewalk is as far as the world really goes. But that's a secret everybody knows. You hol...81. Dilaudid The reception's gotten fuzzy. The delicate balance has shifted. Put on your gloves and your black pumps. Let's pretend the fog has lifted. Now you see me. Now you don't. Now you say you...82. Dinu Lipatti's Bones We stank of hair dye and ammonia. We sealed ourselves away from view. You were looking at the void and sat unblinking. The best that i could do was to train my eyes on you. We scaled the hidden hills...83. Distant Stations I found an old rock in the dry dirt outside. The door of my motel room. It was a triangle with soft rounded edges. And a split down the middle of one corner. It was darker than english moss. Green lik...84. Don't Take The Dogs Away Don't take the dogs away. Don't take that dog away from me. Don't take the dogs away. Don't take the dogs away from me. You do this every time. You do this every time i swear. You...85. Down Here On venus it rains sulfuric acid. And the raindrops evaporate before they hit the ground. [actual lyric]. Japanese red-crowned cranes by the water here. [alternate lyric]. Japanese red clowns train by...86. Downtown Seoul There was a new song on the air. I saw you coming across the square. And a white bird broke the dark korean sky. As the rest of my life went by. I had your warm hand on my face. I took your index fing...87. Duke Ellington The light hit the rings. Glimmering on his fingers. The light came down. And his hands hit the keys. It utterly wasted me in sweden. The horns punched the air. The aftermath fell around everywhere. I...88. Dutch Orchestra Blues Somewhere in secret, the dutch orchestra's playing. Somewhere in secret, the dutch orchestra's playing. Real nice. Real nice. And they play so quiet, you can hear the passing traffic. They p...89. Early Spring The pictures that you paint. Aren't as pretty as they once seemed to me. And the coffee's bitter because it's been boiling too long. And the jokes you tell. Aren't as funny as they...90. Edward Munch Radical colors on the eastern sky, The blinding symmetry, The little white lie, Your small hand waving in the cold air, The ridges of the mountain frozen on the skyline there. When the sun came out ov...91. Eleven Bands Follow the grass up the mountain up the foot of the mountain. Follow the twisting branches. When you look at them. Remember that they are alive, growing still. See their colors lighten, as you climb....92. Elijah Streak the windows. Smear the walls with coconut oil, yeah. Fill a cast iron kettle with water and magnolia blossom. Let it boil. Let the water roll. Let the fire take its toll. I'm coming home....93. Elizabeth Barrett Browning I saw the building burning down. I saw the dogs come running in two by two. I saw the feast of saint christopher beginning. I drew connecting lines between these things. You say i need to get some sle...94. Ending The Alphabet We've got the brightest skylight. Like a vision of heaven on the evening sky. And a clocktower two block from the spot where i'm standing tonight. The avenues are throbbing with people. And...95. Escape To Wild Palm City I see you've come to call you want to tear the palm tree down. But i mean to tell you me and the palm tree we don't need you around. We don't need you. We don't need anyone else. &...96. Etiquette Song Rain washing your memory away. Fires burning somewhere around here. Clouds forming, clouds gathering. One minute in a long, long year. You've got one good reason for doing what you're going...97. Evening In Stalingrad When you were nineteen i first laid eyes on you. The small stream that ran through the center of town. Carried your name to me. Your hair was dark and your eyes were a frosty blue. And then they put m...98. Faithless Baccant Song Somewhere in the damn forest. Where the fat pines look like my brother's arms, Thick and ripe. I'm trying to get out for days and these green vines. Keep getting in my way. I came up to a cl...99. Family Happiness As we cruised across the canadian border. You reached into your handbag, pulled out a micro-cassette recorder, Started quoting tolstoy into the machine, I had no idea what you meant. I guess i'm...100. Faultlines Down here where the heat's so fine. I'll drink to your heath and you drink to mine. As we try to make the money we scored out in vegas. Hold out for a while. We drink, vodka from russia. We...101. Feed This End Ok. Come here you. What?. I want you to be my love slave. Yes master oh you ???. Who me?. It goes both ways. It does?. Mmm yeah. I'm gonna be your love slave?. Uh-huh. Stood near the cage of the...102. First Few Desperate Hours Bad luck comes in from Tampa. Bad luck comes in from Tampa. On the back of a truck. Doing ninety up the interstate. We have bad dreams the night he rolls in. We have bad dreams the night he rolls in....103. Fit Alpha Vi I know you never asked for my opinion, but I'd say that horse is crazy. I know what I think doesn't matter any more, but I'd say his mind is gone. and I know you feel the same way, even...104. Flashing Lights I am wearing a white long sleeved button-down. the pink colors behind the clouds tonight. mirror the softer shades of your nightgown. as the neuro-transmitters go crazy inside of me. you swear you&apo...105. Flight 717: Going To Denmark Your bright eyes render all discussion pointless. Your bright eyes are gonna kill me for sure. I look at you and i know that the house will come down. Because your burning eyes are bright and pure. Bu...106. Flower Song Selling new flowers, Outrageously cheap. Freshly cut daisies, Twenty five cents each. You loved me when you could keep your losses down. But winter's coming around now. Now, now, now. The girl at...107. Fm Hurry the bottle mama. It's grapefruit wine. Kick off your high-heeled sneakers. It's party time. The girls don't seem to care what's on. As long as it plays 'till dawn. No st...108. For The Portuguese Goth Metal Bands Set the spectrum for the greyscale that's better. Favorite bold fonts in black letters. Star crossed lovers and their tragic fates. And the one Celtic Frost record. Almost everybody hates. [Hook]...109. Four New Trees The first new tree is tall and good. It gives hard dark brown burning wood. When winter comes it stands right outside. With its blossom-laden arms spread wide. The second new tree gives out sweet stic...110. Fresh Berries For You The world's overrun with new shades of green, And the dandelions come up like recurring dreams. And the swallows give up their fragile little songs. In the new world. And i know you're only...111. Fresh Cherries In Trinidad When i woke up on saturday and you came in. You brought the sunlight in. I felt sleep slipping away from me. I feel things occasionally like this. Fresh cherries. Hanging from your fingers. When the w...112. Full Flower I saw the ceiling spin. And i saw the room shift. And i watched the television flicker. And i let my mind drift. I would give anything in the world up for you, But i will not stop. I saw the blossom f...113. Furniture Store Never thought i'd make it. Never, ever thought. First into surgery. Arrested for perjury. I don't like freddy mercury. Even though he was probably. A district court judge. In a dream i had w...114. Game Shows Touch Our Lives Dug up a fifth of Hood River gin. That stuff tastes like medicine. But I'll take it. It'll do. On the couch in the living room all day long. Music on the television playing our song. And I&a...115. Get Lonely I will rise up early and dress myself up nice. And i will leave the house and check the deadlock twice. And i will find a crowd and blend in for a minute. And i will try to find a little comfort in it...116. Ghosts I went down yale today. Just in the old way. A black dog hobbled past me. His tags jangled on his collar. It made me wish i was dead. It made me wish i was dead. Had a familiar sun on me. Just like it...117. Going To Alaska The jacaranda are wet with color, and the heat is a great paint brush, lending color to our lives, and to the air, and to out faces; but I'm going to Alaska. where there's snow to suck the s...118. Going To Bangkor the ocean wind cold on our lips, the wild fern growing, sinking ships, all the signs are easy to read. in the morning you come my way, your skin is pink, the sky is gray, there's resh cranberries...119. Going To Bogotá i know what i want. and i know what we need. when the first fruits of the harvest. begin to blacken and bleed. and the purple fruit gives way when you press it. even so slightly. and through the thatc...120. Going To Bolivia john: it is the only appliance that grinds the grain into flour. and kneads the dough in the same container. I cut myself a two-foot switch from some tropical hardwood nearby. and the sounds of a carn...121. Going To Bridlington stopped by for the coffee and cake that you promised. saw your porch light on. saw your wire-haired terrier lazing on the lawn. came right in through the front door. went right down the main hall. tur...122. Going To Bristol i looked you up and down. i liked everything i saw. from the fragile outline of your hips. to the trembling movements in your jaw. but when the coffee cup shattered on the kitchen floor. you said that...123. Going To Buffalo lay down just a little while. honey lemon-chamomile. very soon the plane's coming in. one hour worth of quicksand. the glass warm against your hand. very soon the airplane will take me away. i wi...124. Going To Chino I'd like to say hello. to all our friends from chino. to the people of chino, hello. I'd like to say hello. to all our friends from chino. to the people of chino, hello. I know how hard it i...125. Going To Cleveland we both know you're leaving. you just don't want to say it yet. 'cause you don't want to hurt my feelings. so you gnaw your little holes in the net. and you torture me with those b...126. Going To Dade County when the rainbows disappeared from the skies of northern florida. because the rain had gone away, and i looked out on the front lawn and i saw you there. it was 6:31 AM on a saturday. and you turned i...127. Going To France you say it's too cold over there anyway. it's far too cold. i'm going to france. and i'm taking you with me. wild berries, wild sheep. you know you want to see them. and i'm g...128. Going To Georgia the most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again. it's the most extraordinary thing in the world. i have two big hands and a heart pumping blood and a 19...129. Going To Hungary we touched down in budapest. headed straight for the motel rooom and got undressed. we had not slept for three or four days. and we slipped underneath the covers. it felt ok. about twelve hours later...130. Going To Jamaica I saw the last of the brightly colored birds. check out of maine for the other world. and you ask me how much longer we have to stay here. but I'm not at liberty to say. and what flowers there we...131. Going To Japan there's a north wind coming in. and there's a west wind coming in. and there's an east wind coming in. and there's a strong wind blowing in from the south. and there's a sweet...132. Going To Kansas you were all were dressed in green!. clouds bounced against the edges of the sky. you had the prettiest hair I'd ever seen. we saw the world passing by. there was an ocean's droning, though...133. Going To Kirby Sigston we boarded up the windows. and we sealed the door shut. and we let the special chicken build a nest right by the window. your face was glowing. the heat was strong. we ate cold black eggs all day long...134. Going To Lebanon saw your arms hanging at your side. nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide. saw you moving real slow. nowhere to run to, nowhere to go. i heard the wind blow. i saw your sash come untied. blue water...135. Going To Lubbock he drove north out of dallas on a tuesday afternoon. the summer wind was sweet in his mouth. as the engine whistled a solitary tune. ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere. among the rocks and the tu...136. Going To Maine You and me are in a lot of trouble. And somebody's gonna burst our bubble. Your husband. My wife. My marriage. Your life. Let's go to Maine out on the East Coast. Let's go to Maine righ...137. Going To Malibu when we meet on neutral ground, i can't belive how good you look. and the thoughts that race around my mind, fill a long unreadable book and. i can feel the waves, i can sense the continents erod...138. Going To Marrakesh the fog is lifting from the water. the bells are sounding on the boats. and our love is a monster plain and simple. though you weight it down with stones to try to drown it, it floats. it floats. the...139. Going To Mexico I saw you at your window. I saw you in the sun. I saw you in the window, looking out. I reached my hand in there, then I touched your hair. and felt myself burn, in the morning. and the chickens were...140. Going To Michigan as the car rolled north towards michigan you complained. that all i like to listen to is gary neuman and the tubeway army. well maybe that's true. but what about you. and the blue cheer comprehen...141. Going To Monoco spoken:. the sargeant drop to the ground. in the shadow of a low branch. they heard a branch crack to the left. then the sound of footsteps. two of the renegades carrying firewood , a third with a rif...142. Going To Morocco there's no wolves around here. there's no wolves around here. have a drink. drink your fill. from the tap. from the still. if you won't, i will. but there are no wolves around here. the...143. Going To Norwalk at one thirty on a thursday night. I saw a pair of raccoons heading to the gutter. they stopped at the storm drain. their tails hung down and out of sight. they looked up at me. their eyes were shinin...144. Going To Palestine that woman set herself on fire. they said it on the radio. they said she lit off the skies of palestine. i could not stand to hear them say so. i saw the stars come out. i saw the oranges on the trees...145. Going To Port Washington the trees were all decked out in their best fall colors. there was a snap in the air. when you eased down the window. and the new york sun brought out the highlights in your hair. and gently, gently....146. Going To Queens the ghostly sing-song. of the children playing double-dutch. I felt the wind come through the window. I felt it turn around and switch back. in the second story room. in jamaica queens. your hair was...147. Going To Reykjavik i been drinking that coffee you sent me from thailand. i've been watching the lamps burn. i've been listening to the wind chime. i've been waiting my turn. and i'm coming to you. i...148. Going To San Diego long rain, it must be june again. warm air, and it's so warm down there. i'm coming soon, open the blinds. your friends all tell me that you've lost your mind. i don't believe them...149. Going To Santiago big birds in the trees. cars locked and i've lost my keys. crashing sounds of the waterfall. and a statue of jesus 200 feet tall. 3000 miles from the north california. and 3 little feet from fall...150. Going To Scotland there was a barn owl trapped in the rafters. the ground underneath us was wet and cold. we heard the owl thrashing about. trying desparately to get out. we stood outside and watched the night unfold....151. Going To Some Damned English City your skirt was red and flowing, your blouse was blue. on the night i locked eyes with you. it seemed to me like i hadn't seen your eyes since last december. my shredding muscles. my popping joint...152. Going To Spain it's heaven up here, but it's heaven down there!. and you're gonna leave me. now I don't care. it's heaven outside, but it's heaven indoors. well, go on and leave me. I d...153. Going To Spirit Lake why did you say what you said when the hummingbird vanished from sight?. a sudden, swelling heat in the dark october night. you laughed and your eyes were alive, and i knew that the moment had finally...154. Going To Tennesee baseball season will be starting soon. but we have no baseball team here. i've got a house right on the river. i can see arkansas from where i am. the dogs are gathered. and the birds are chatter...155. Going To Utrecht in the morning, i looked down. through the 3rd story window overlooking town. across the water, somewhere, you were sleeping over there. i couldn't believe it, i couldn't belive it. not if i...156. Going To Wisconsin there was the sound of a lake boiling over. on that day. everyone said just to sit still, but the thickening air got in my way. so the hooks been baited now, yeah, the cheese is on the water. yeah, al...157. Golden Boy you must try to lead a good life. you must do unto others as you would have them do. so that when you die you'll find golden boy peanuts waiting in the. afterlife for you. there are no pan asian...158. Golden Jackal Song well I swung through town. shining like a new quarter. felt something sharp rise up within me. when I crossed the border. stopped at the gas station payphone. I let my fingers fly. the wicked impulses...159. Good Girlfriend I woke up this morning, my new girlfriend beside me. I don't have to lie about her. I don't need some dumb story to hide me. she turned 20 last April, she's as tall as I am, she came to...160. Gravedigger the pumpkins grew in neat rows. he waltzed toward the center of the field. steady as show goes. and blue heavens built wishing wells. brightening the patch. fattening the pumpkins in their orange shel...161. Grendel's Mother the cave mouth shines. by pure force of will. i look down on the world. from the top of this lonesome hill. and you can run, and run some more. from here all the way to singapore. but i will carry you...162. Half Dead it was raining outside, so I cleaned house today. spent half of the morning throwing old things away. try not to get caught up, try to think like a machine. focus in on the task, try not to think abou...163. Handball i am the dry meat that fills the mouth. i am the fire that burns without wood. i am evil forest, kill a man on the day that his life seems sweetest to him. i did not come to play hand ball. i did not...164. Harlem Roulette Unknown engines underneath the city. Steam pushing up in billows through the grates. Frankie lymon's tracking "seabreeze" in a studio in harlem. Its 1968. Just a pair of tunes to hammer...165. Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod You are sleeping off your demons. When I come home. Spittle bubbling on your lips. Fine white foam. I'm young and I'm good. It's a hot southern california day. If I wake you up, there w...166. Hatha Hill as the sun went away, you were sending out signals. you had sugar on you stomach. you had sugar on your hair. you had sugar underneath you eyes. you had sugar on your mouth. i know that trick too. i k...167. Have To Explode Tile floor of the bathroom. Scrubbed clean and bright. Checkerboard white and grey. Towels from the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Kingston Jamaica. I can still see the rust colored stains today. The stage is...168. Heights when the seashells crumbled in your hand. you looked up up at me. and the sand shifting underneath your feet. softened for you and incredibly the sun went through from the sky. and i was certain i was...169. Hello There Howard the guy on my right is new. and he says he feels kinda sad and his hands are cold. and he refuses the dice. so I pick 'em up myself. I let 'em roll. and the little white spots gleam like sta...170. Hello, Old Rabbit i saw the long row of blue bells. i saw the fox glove and the night shade. i saw the cool garden and i though a while about. how i'd been waiting for you since the second grade. the flowers made...171. High School Confidential you look so cool in your summer dress. you look so cool in your summer dress. you walk across the high school campus. in the bright sunshine, you can't imagine my surprise when your gaze meets mi...172. Historiography there was rain. there was wind. there was spring coming in. there was a feeling of approaching doom. and i was happy to see you. it was cold in your room you were warm. and that's all i remember....173. History Of The Church (part 1) in the early days of the christian church. there was a movement among free thinking christians called gnosticism. now the gnostics believed that the incarnation of christ had been completely illusory....174. Home Again Garden Grove Wipe down the windshields and roll down the windows. Let's go where the jackals are breeding. Wrap this bandanna around your head. Don't let anyone see that you're bleeding. Fire up the...175. Horseradish Road the way that everybody's voice, comes out muffled when they speak, the way we take our diminishing inventories, month to month and. week to week, the maria callas records on the stereo all the ti...176. Hotel Road thirty story hotel overlooking the sea. friends on either arm supporting me. it's hard to walk now. but i will go down somehow. i'm going down the old road. i'm going down the old road....177. I Corinthians 13:8-10 we heard the rats in the rafters scurry by. and we wondered about the color of the sky outside. in warsaw in 1939. it was alright just to be alive. it was good that you were mine. and you held your ha...178. I Hear The Planets they'll come at you with all manner of astronomical sorcery. they'll be pulling you back as you make your way up the highway. you can tell 'em from me that they don't know anything...179. I Know You've Come To Take My Toys Away sun flashing red and then orange then opting for secession. on the day when you came to the door with you terrible confession. i know you've come to take my toys away and. i know you've come...180. I Love You, Let's Light Ourselves On Fire what's going to be the death of me?. static electricity. what's making me take it all too far?. you are. you are. what's kepping me up at night?. the streetlight. what's finally go...181. I Meant Every Word I Said In New Delhi i know when you look at the photographs, they don't do much for you. i know you see the fires raging. baby, i see them too. and even though. you got your options all lined up in a row. there is s...182. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink i could be holding you tonight. i could quit doing wrong and strt doing right. you don't care about what i think. i think i'll just stay here and drink. you're hurtin' me now, don&...183. I Will Grab You By The Ears the wind blew in across the water. and the wind blew through you hair. and i walked around the lake's perimeter. and then i saw you there. i will grab you by the ears. i will grab you by the ears...184. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone spoken: I who have sat by thebes below the wall and walked. among the lowest of the dead. all I know is I'm in love with you. even though you say that we are through. I know without your love I j...185. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry hear that lonesome whipporwill. he sounds too blue to fly. the midnight train is riding low. I'm so lonesome I could cry. (sniff). I've never seen a night so long, when time goes crawling by...186. I've Got The Sex crushing strawberries one by one. watching the juice drip down. two and a half months ahead of schedule. the leaves on the trees are turning brown. we got ready for winter, as the sun rose up in the s...187. Ice Blue the sky was pale. the day was gloomy!. boy your eyes burned through me. thought that I knew what colors were. ha ha ha! ha ha ha!. thought that I knew what colors were, before I saw you. ice blue!...188. Ice Cream, Cobra Man I have a hand disfigured by snakebite. I have a couple of things that I really like. and I am heading your way all the time. I'm going to move all my vital organs. to someplace outside my body. T...189. Idylls Of The King This place with its old plantations. These roads leading out to the sea. This day full of promise and potential. More clay pigeons for you and me. All of them all of them. All of them all of them. All...190. If England Were What England Seems, Then We Would Only Have Our Dreams I told you I was never going back, I was trying to breathe evenly, when the phone stopped ringing for the first time in a long time, and you flashed that smile at me. and then you opened up the window...191. If You See Light when the villagers come to my door, I will hide underneath the table in the dining room, knees drawn to my chest. when the villagers come to my door, I will breathe shallow breaths from high up in my...192. In Corolla the day I turned my back on all you people. I felt an itching in my thumbs. the salt air like a broadcast from the distant, dark beyond. when my transformation comes. I went down to the warm, warm wat...193. In Memory Of Satan Got my paintbox out last night. Stayed up late and wrecked this place. Woke up on the floor again. Cellphone stuck to the side of my face. Dead space on the other end. Perfect howl of emptiness. Cast...194. In The Cane Fields i tasted the wet sugar on your lips. it brought me alive. songs blended unsurely. one another on the arms of the air, we looked around the living room. there was cool jazz on the stereo, the sound was...195. In The Hidden Places autumn came around like a drifter to an onramp. there were wet leaves floating in gutters full of rain. took to walking barefoot around town. melodies from grade school, kicking in my brain. saw you o...196. Infidelity there was a twinkle in my eye. as we watched the fish swim by. we saw the water going in and out. and you knew what i was thinking about. we watched the water. we looked right through it. and i let my...197. Insurance Fraud #2 bag full of oily rags, fifty cent lighter. dreams of retirement in Cancun burning ever brighter. there's a lot of ways to make money in this world. but i can't recommend insurance fraud. bur...198. International Small Arms Traffic Blues My love is like a powder keg. My love is like a powder keg in the corner of an empty warehouse. Somewhere just outside of town. About to burn down. My love is like a Cuban plane. My love is like a Cub...199. Island Garden Song i will sail to the far shore, and i will chop a hole in the hull too big to repair, and i will turn the soil with my hands, and i will make my home there. my garden will grow so high. my garden will g...200. It Froze Me i saw you in the blazing light. when the lotus caught fire. in the middle of the night. it froze me. it froze me. i saw you coming closer real slow. you grabbed hold. i let go. yeah i saw you in the b...201. It's All Here In Brownsville meanwhile out where nothing starts. out where the rail yard ends. the sun up above is trying to kill himself. we were watching the skies again. why do we come down to brownsville. year after year afte...202. Itzcuintli-totzli Days i hear the pads beat, loud as drums. i know he's coming. let him come. chorus. let the big big rabbit come out. let the big big rabbit come down. let him cast his shadow on the bright face of ou...203. Jaipur i was having visions of sugar pastry. cooked up in clarified butter. i tried to turn my visions into prayers. but i built my castle way high up in the air. yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink...204. Jeff Davis County Blues after three nights in jail, i head north from toyavale. switch to 285 in pecos, head up to red bluff. my walk's real steady and my eyes are real cold. but i feel like i'm all of sixteen year...205. Jenny you roared into the driveway of our southwestern ranch-style house. on a new kawasaki, all yellow and black. fresh out of the showroom. our house faced west, so the big orange sun positioned at your b...206. Keep It On Your Mind [spoken:] it's a quarter till 2 on the 23rd of february. and this is a hank williams song. now if you stay out, and start playing around, your baby's gonna burn your playhouse down, you bett...207. Lab Rat Blues I saw you. I saw your hair. I could spend the rest of my life in there. I saw you, and I sank into your eyes. I'm not going to apologize. because you, with your own hands, made the whole world....208. Leaving Home we gathered up our worldly goods. stole off in the dark as quickly as we could. you were quieting the baby down. when we came to the dock on the outskirts of town. and looking back we saw china shrink...209. Lemon If you cut a lemon in half. You'll have two distinct pieces. Each one representing. One half of a lemon. Yet now, Its not so much of a lemon. As it is two distinct pieces. Of that lemon. Licking...210. Let The Dogs Come Out new rivers forming on the surface of the world, i mean to say that it's raining. otis redding tried to tell me there'd be days like this, but i didn't believe him. yeah otis redding tal...211. Letter From A Motel (or If You Prefer: Letter From The Alpha Motel (or If You Prefer : Letter From The Alpha Privative Motel)) the beams we used to build our house are breaking at last. the building will not hold together very much longer. my arms are young, and they can do the work if called upon to do so. but the house itse...212. Letter From Belgium Martin calls to say he's sending old electrical equipment. That's good we can always use some more electrical equipment. In the cold clear light of day down here. Everyone's a monster....213. Linda Blair Was Born Innocent Gentle hum of the old machines. Here we come scrubbed and scoured. Patches on our jeans. When the drone sounds. In the cool night wind. We pick up the call. Kick all the traces in. Hungry for love. Re...214. Lion's Teeth the king of the jungle. was asleep in his car. when your chances fall in your lap like that, you gotta recognize them for what they really are. nobody in this house wants to own up to the truth. I cra...215. Lonesome Surprise alright hit it. 1. 2. 3. 4. doctor, doctor can you help me please?. all these pills and problems, keep piling down on me. (here's your lonesome surprise) x3. go allen. i had a name. had a place....216. Love Cuts The Strings the first thing that happened was the river overflowed. the water running through the streets and was sweet and cold. i knelt by the water like a doe by a stream. punch-drunk, snowblind, as though the...217. Love Hymn To Aphrodite [spoken:] the actual date is the 17th of april. love hymn to aphrodite. the sunset gets a little longer every night. and it's no good but I feel alright. the sky turns orange and the colors star...218. Love Love Love king saul fell on his sword when it all went wrong, and joseph's brothers sold him down the river for a song, and sonny liston rubbed some tiger balm into his glove. some things you do for money...219. Maize Stalk Drinking Blood lying in the hot sun today. watching the clouds run away. thought a little while about you. the sky was a petrifying blue. and while the geese flew past. for no reason at all. i let the sky fall. this...220. Malevolent Cityscape X the street's alive. we're not alone. our legs move like well-oiled gears. and i know we're never going home. there is a dwarf on the corner. with a cup in his hand. a black hat on his b...221. Malted Milk two weeks later you asked me what did i do. right after i got the great big brush-off from you. well i checked my pulse and i caught my breath. and i, i guess you know what happens next. i sat down an...222. Masher most of the brine has got to boil away. most of the air has got to choke you. most of june i spent in jail again. i don't mean jail exactly. up in the pine tree. a red squirrel looked down at me....223. Maybe Sprout Wings a bad dream shook me in my sleep and I woke up sweating. ran through the dark to the shower, already forgetting. tried to think good thoughts. trying to find my way clear. let the room fill with steam...224. Memories frankie lane, he was singing jezebel. i pinned an iron cross to my lapel. i walked up to the tallest and the blondest girl. i said, look, you don't know me now but very soon you will. so won&apos...225. Milk Song when the sky was the color of cream, and you started leaving messages on my answering machine. telling me that you were way across town and. would be home in a night or two. i started keeping track of...226. Milkcrate all i got is a pool key, but it lets me in. to the place where the surface of the water. breaks its contract with the skin. you can tell me it's still great to come by and chat. but i'm not...227. Million when i came back from finland. the taxi took me down the street. i saw the red flowers growing like they used to by the roadside. in the smothering summer heat. you were standing out in front of the h...228. Minnesota seeds came in the mail today from holland. and the language on the package was wonderful and strange. all sorts of flowers that grow up from the earth. in goodly colors gloriously arranged. i circled...229. Mole I came to see you up there in intensive care. They had handcuffed you to your bed. There were tubes going into you and out from you. Bright white gauze bandages at your head. I am a mole. Sticking his...230. Moon And Sand deep is the midnight sea. warm is the fragrant night. sweet are you lips to me. soft as the moon and sand. oh when shall we meet agin. when the night has left us. will the spell remain. the waves inva...231. Moon Over Goldsboro I went down the the gas station for no particular reason, heard the screams from the high school --. it's football season. empty lot the station faces, will probably be there forever. I climbed o...232. Move (chicago 196?) you leave, you're gonna get athletes foot. athletes foot, when you leave. oooh. athletes foot, athletes foot, athletes foot, when you leave. oooh, oooh. [voices in background, giggling]. if you...233. My Favorite Things champagne bubbled up through the nick of the bottle, and sweet silence came out through the radio. it was john coltraine. god damn it, i love john coltraine!. you danced across the living room floor,...234. Narakaloka the cabbages that I will grow. one by one and row by row. will fatten in the spring sun. and breathe in the night air. you will hear them breathing. if you walk by at night. you may not hear them afte...235. Neon Orange Glimmer Song there's a capsicum pepper plant growing out in the backyard. there's a capsicum pepper plant growing out in the backyard. and I. I am a monster. I can't believe the thing I've don...236. New Britain you've had it up to here with my west country talk. you can hardly understand a word i say. the shortest tree around here is a hundred feet tall. it's gonna rain today. i try and tell you se...237. New Math if you ever get money, print books. if you ever get money, print books. if nobody reads them, that's ok. if nobody hears what you have to say, that's ok. if you sell a few books, buy land. i...238. New Monster Avenue shadows on the broad lawn, canopy of trees. sometime after midnight, the ground is gonna freeze. birds in the frosty air, what are they doing there?. greenhouse full of butcher's broom, breezes a...239. New Star Song i hung pictures of you from every lamp post in town. as the humidity climbed into numbers i don't care to repeat. the air was heavy and the sky was alive. and the pacific starlight train wasn&apo...240. New World Emerging Blues some day, some day mt. fuji's gonna blow. some day, some day mt. fuji's gonna blow. spray hot ashes on the villagers below. some day, some day the ocean's gonna rise. some day, some d...241. Night Light Pull my mask so tight. Til it pinches my skin. Nerves strung so high. I am a mandolin. Jenny calls from montana. She's only passing through. Probably never see her again in this life, I guess. No...242. Night Of The Mules the street lights gave off an yellow glow. on the holly and the mistletoe. you could feel the rain, coming down. and quiet starlight, hardened the ground. till the street shone like a diamond. look si...243. Nine Black Poppies when i got home i meant to give you some sweet chrysanthemum. the wind chimes were ringing all wrong and you were standing. in the doorway singing along. and i tried to rememeber how nice it had been....244. No Children I hope that our few remaining friends. Give up on trying to save us. I hope we come up with a failsafe plot. To piss off the dumb few that forgave us. I hope the fences we mended. Fall down beneath th...245. No Surprises a heart that's full up like a landfill, a job that slowly kills you, bruises that won't heal. i'll take a quiet life, a handshake, some carbon monoxide, no alarms and no surprises. no a...246. No, I Can't 1, 2, 3, 4. you bought me some chocolates. and you bought me a rose. and you brought me a paper bag. and you brought me a lamp. thank you for the chocolates. thank you for the rose. thank you for the...247. Noche Del Guajolote the glowing world, the bench backed up against the house. the chicken coops the darkness surrounding everything. it was late and the night was moving slowly. we laid down on the ground because the wor...248. Noctifer Birmingham i had to stop and catch my breath. when the telephone rang out as loud as death. it was three in the morning. there was a low drone of katydids behind your voice. when i came down from harrisburg penn...249. November Love Song on a thursday, on the 110. i felt the fever rise again. the weatherman east of here predicted rain. i hammered the words into my brain. you were all i ever needed to get by. on the long island express...250. Oceanographer's Choice Well. Guy in a skeleton costume. Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit. Runs through him with a broadsword. I flipped the television off. Bring all the bright lights up. Turn the radio up loud. I d...251. Old College Try From the housetops to the gutters. From the ocean to the shore. The warning signs have all been bright and garish. Far too great in number to ignore. From the cities to the swamplands. From the highwa...252. Omega Blaster you've come back from yosemite. you brought an aromatic cedar bookmark for me. and a brand new stuffed bear. it's summertime, you've cut your hair. and i am leaving you, and i am sorry....253. One Fine Day one fine day you'll look at me, and you will know our love was meant to be. yeah one fine day you're gonna want me for your own. those arms i've yearned for will open wide, and you&apos...254. One Frozen River when my old friend came crawling up the hill, broken and bloody, carrying her hair in clumps in her hands, i let her right on in, let her right in. when she stood at the kitchen window, staring out at...255. One Winter At Point Alpha Privative what the hell kind of deal is it here anyway?. how much does it cost and how long can you stay?. should we dance? should we sing? should we curse? should we pray?. do I have to hang on every single wo...256. Onions the last white slabs of snow. melted off seven weeks ago. and the geese are headed north again. through the tightening sky, and i can feel my heart in my throat again. new onions growing in the ground...257. Ontario i know what my weaknesses are. probably better than you do. revolutionary chinese propaganda. the color of blue. i thought i knew what my weaknesses were anyway. then the orange tree blossomed last sa...258. Orange Ball Of Hate when i hear the screeching weather vane. in the wild wind and the pissing rain. i know that one of us, i'm not saying who, has got rocks in her head. the rain comes through the open window. but y...259. Orange Ball Of Love when i catch sight of your face. and the late light falling on it. i feel scared and i scope the area out for a good place to hide. when i feel the way your fingers. wiggle in my palm. i feel warm and...260. Orange Ball Of Pain when i saw it on the bakery carousel. i knew i had to have it for my own. i eased it out. and i brought it home. why don't you try some. i already had some myself. is that the most delicious thin...261. Orange Ball Of Peace they wanted me to be a lawyer. they wanted me to work in a machine shop. they wanted me to be a designer, but I came out on top. I'm a fire-man. I'm a fire-man. stand and watch the smoke. se...262. Original Air-blue Gown rain all burned away. the horseflies are an irridescent green. plums boiled down to pulp. drying on a screen. bright red air inside the house here. i can barely draw breath. dark blue shapes popped be...263. Oslo 1888 the snow built up around the smokehouse. the sun shone on the snow. and the sun's rays were blistering against my eyes. the long night was well on its way. so i made good use of what was left of...264. Paid In Cocaine Crusty boots in the corner of the closet. By the tackle box. Once proud shining silver buckles. Safe behind the normalcy locks. Baubles and bangles. A lost age. Still all aglow with the radiance of th...265. Pale Green Things got up before dawn. went down to the racetrack. riding with the windows down. shortly after your first heart attack. you parked behind the paddock, cracking asphalt underfoot, coming up through the cr...266. Palmcorder Yajna (was: Sacrifice) Holt Boulevard. Between Gary and White. Hooked up with some friends at the Travelodge. Set ourselves up for the night. Carpenter ants in the dresser. Flies in the screen. It will be too late by the ti...267. Papagallo you were standing near the water, when the wind ripped through. heard your throat open up like a champagne bottle. i heard the one perfect song pouring out of you, there was a darkening sky reflected...268. Peacocks I hear them squeal. I see them preen. Fans all spread out. Neat and clean. Grab hold of the morning. Head out to the porch. Feel the wind stopping. Feel the sun scorch. I fear for my safety. You can s...269. Pennsylvania Dutch Treat the sun came out this morning i was wide awake. and i made way down to the kitchen and i cut myself. a piece of my birthdaty caeke. raspberry filling in the middle. and i thought about you a little. a...270. Pet Politics guard my bed. while the rain turns the ditches to mirrors. buy a vase of carnations. from central ohio where the looking machine can't hear us. deep in the night we dream of positions. there&apos...271. Pigs That Ran Straightway Into The Water, Triumph Of [spoken:] The story of the pigs who ran straightaway into the water and their great triumph. You're gonna send me back to where I came from. Please don't send me back to where I came from. L...272. Pirates (so Long Lonely Avenue) come on - joey get out of school. we got places to go. a '67 lincoln you got a radio that hurts. and the girls like to touch it. just to find out if it works. It wasn't me. don't look a...273. Please Come Home To Hamngatan jewel theives, jewel thieves. leave fingerprints on everything. jewel theives, jewel thieves. leave fingerprints on everything. but around here, around here, we don't dust for fingerprints. snake...274. Poltergeist i can't stand it when you tell our infant son. that he was born beneath a bad sign. and i can't stand it when smiles up at you. just because you're his mother. and i can't stand th...275. Prana Ferox spoken: you wake up in the morning feeling gloriously alive. with the firm conviction that the problems that disturbed you in the past. will now disappear disappear disappear. into the midnight of you...276. Process Of Elimination in sicily, it's awfully hot. and where we were most decidedly not. so i looked around. i saw heaven coming down. around you. in washington, it's cold as ice. and we were warm in the arms of...277. Pseudothyrum Song why do you treat me this way?. and why do you try so hard to break my spirit?. i think someone was mean to you when you were little, that's what i think. i think someone was mean to you. why do y...278. Pure Crystal the cactus cut ??? root, the tea you brought me smacked of passion fruit. in a room where the heat bled in though the wall, i let breathing in the design of it all. what is there to regret?. your mout...279. Pure Honey i had a thousand good questions. i was gonna ask you when you finally came by. but now that you're really here. there's only one question that comes to my mind. and that question being:. wha...280. Pure Intentions you're a strong one, you're a lion. you're brave, death defyin'. you're in your car, crossing town. and i can feel you, coming down. you're so pretty, i could burst. and...281. Pure Love hey, what's wrong with you?. hey, what are you trying to do?. 'cause if what you had in mind. is what i think it is. then it's not very kind. and it won't be necessary. it won&apos...282. Pure Milk the moon's full, and the sky is bright, and so you and me are gonna get drunk tonight. we're gonna steal some tractors and head on into town, find the main strip and start mowing them down....283. Pure Money ". lofi, we hebben het voortaan maar over eh. bifi, dat lijkt me maar. het beste. ". -or-. ". lofi, from now on we'll talk about ehm. bifi, i think that's. better. ". w...284. Pure Sound hey. the air was cooling down. the sky was blue. i was heading north on tailor stret. when i ran into you. we stopped to talk. right there on the sidewalk. the air was new and clean. i was inbetween t...285. Quetzalcoatl Eats Plums i meant to leave the house this morning. and begin making my way toward where you are. i meant to leave the house this morning. i made it halfway across the front yard. but the plum tree hung heavy in...286. Quetzalcoatl Is Born [woman singing]: he touched me and suddenly. it's a cold night in sonora. and the stars are out in full force. it's a moment the world has been waiting for. when you set the world back on co...287. Quito When I receive the blessing I've got coming. I'm going to raise an ice-cold glass of water. And toast the living and the dead who've gone before me. And my head will throb like an old w...288. Radical Evil Song i wind up the tiny machines. i watch them go. i don't what they are exactly. what do i know?. i know that you are the radical evil. i've been wondering about. i know that you are the radical...289. Rage of Travers Close the balcony and the rainbow. Because the promoter says so. Aviators and a buckskin frontier hat. How come they dress like that?. They break the news to me so gentle. But I start to feel sentimen...290. Raid On Entebbe on the shores of a lake named after a late queen of england. i heard new rumors of war. the sun was a red ball up in the summer sky. i saw my sister standing in the doorway. she had that look on her f...291. Rain In Soho No one knows where the lone wolf sleeps. No one sees the hidden treasure in the castle keep. No one learns the secret name. No one burns in the absent flame. No one broke D. B. Cooper's fall. N...292. Raja Vocative a bird you would've liked brought the sky down, but it was useless to see it without you around. and in the unstoppable camera of my mind's eye, i saw you and some foreign guy. and i could h...293. Resonant Bell World sometimes you're a starling. sometimes you're a kite. you're a hyena from early to mid afternoon. you're a stray dog at night. it's the most amazing thing i've ever seen....294. Riches And Wonders we live high. our love gorges on the alcohol we feed it. and it grows all fat and friendly. we have surplus if we need it. we hold on as hard as we can. our knuckles are white. we write letters to ea...295. Rivers Of Babylon meanwhile downstairs. i'm setting up shop. a little too proud. to let the matter drop. i can you see you up there, isn't it romantic?. you're huffing and puffing. their chairs on the ti...296. Rockin' Rockin' Pet Store one burning afternoon under the waxing jurisdiction of the harvest moon. we took a right and we went far away and. i remember it as though it were yesterday. at the pet store. the stereo played songs...297. Rockin' Rockin' Twilight Of The Gods switched on the radio this morning. heard about the local savings and loan. how they went under, took with them everything i own. that's alright. it doesn't make me nervous. 'cause i ca...298. Running Away With What Freud Said Big city, wide corner, New flowers, cold comfort. 56 farenheit early in the morning. Buses passing by black smoke in their wake. Bit surprises, a lot of big surprises. Bones ringing, running away with...299. Sail On sail on down the road. 'bout a half a mile or so. and i tried to make you stay, but now you're going. it was plain to see that a small town boy like me. just wasn't your cup of tea that...300. San Bernadino We got in your car and we hit the highway. Eastern sun was rising over the mountains. Yellow and blood red bits. like a kaleidoscope. And flaming swords may guard the garden of Eden. But we consulted...301. Scotch Grove on the way home from the party, neither of us said a word. leann rimes on the car stereo. sang that song you know I hate. the one about the blackbird. and the rain came down on the windshield-. i wish...302. See America Right I was driving up from Tampa. When the radiator burst. I was three sheets to the wind. A civilian saw me first. And then there was the cop. And then the children standing on the corner. Your love is li...303. Seeing Daylight two cans clear chicken broth. two white onions. one bulb garlic. boil, boil. boil, boil. and the screams of delight from the pool outside. the splashing sounds. the coffee heating up on the stove. the...304. Sendero Luminoso Verdadero [spoken]. as they age, men encounter the 6th fear - loss of verility. just look him straight in the eye, invade his space by. standing a little closer than normal. by 8. 30 am the sun was so hot, that...305. Seneca's Trick Mirror seventeen years ago, they told me to teach you everything i know. i let the fire rain down, rain down. watched it flare up inside his heart. saw it tearing him completely apart, head to toe, i know. a...306. Sept 19th Triple X Love! Love! . i bet you don't know. I cut down that withered peach tree. just like you asked me to. and I hacked it into pieces. set it on fire with your face in plain view. at the near window where you stoo...307. Shadow Song if you get there before me, will you save me a seat?. if you get there before me, would you save me a seat?. but if i never get there at all, would you leave the seat empty?. if you get there before m...308. Sheket you've been away, for quite some time. and now the rules are different, now everything's mine. backtrack. hey say, what's the problem?. here's the problem:. everything's mine...309. Shelved I wanna ride the hydraulics. Lit up like the north star. I wanna wallow in the spoils before the crowd. I wanna play my guitar. Not gonna sit up and beg. Not gonna do tricks. Not gonna stand here on a...310. Short Song About The 10 Freeway evening came on like a big red wing. and the dying sun, split his colors on everything, and as the night came on, you burst into song. and you scraped your car up against the guardrail. and god is pre...311. Shower the blackest storm i ever saw. was coming in from omaha. and the latest news from tokyo was a lot of ugly numbers. i was checkin' pay phones for forgotten coins. as the clouds came over west des...312. Sinaloan Milk Snake Song (everybody ready? uh yeah! um-hmm. ). sun melts everything down, and the hills are reduced to nothing. the whole house shakes, and you can see that the coach is coming. you lean down and you pick up t...313. Slimy Rich White Bastards you took over alexander hall because you wanted to protest racism. and you took over alexander all because you thought more of a certain color ought to be hired. you slimy, rich, white bastards. you s...314. Slow West Vultures Breaking the signal. So it's totally unreadable. Drinking the dregs. Eating the utterly inedible. We do what we do. All for you. All dressed up. Black hat and white cane. Slowly the circling the...315. Snow Crush Killing Song when I ask you to look at me. you look away. I ask you to tell me something nice once. you come at me with all your hot lights on display. I know you're changing. damn you. I know you're cha...316. Snow Song what cars there are. go by like snails. and ice crystals shine. on the staircase's handrails. the quiet air. is worth some discussion. as the windows crack. and the cold is crushing. they've...317. So Desperate We were parked in your car. in our neutral meeting place, the Episcopalian churchyard. I had things I’d been meaning to say. but in the dazzling winter sun that late I could feel them melt away...318. Some Swedish Trees 1,2 1,2,3,4. john: oh you don't want to start like that? you want me to do the thing. rachel: that's not how we ever start it. well you were standing in the door. while I wondered what you w...319. Somebody Else's Parking Lot In Santa Cruz outside the opera house in sydney, i saw my life come crashing to its end. i cried out to the scale-tipper. on whom all living things depend. strings of giuseppe verdi suffused the evening air. i wish...320. Something Blue you come around here when the lights are down low. and you hang around for six or seven hours and then you get ready to go. well, i remember when you used to kiss me without me asking you to. yeah i r...321. Song For An Old Friend the garter snake passed lazily through the tall yellow-headed sourgrass. there was cold, clear water in a tall, clean glass. the sunlight hit the sides and it came through the water tilted. i saw the...322. Song For Cleomenes 73 years before the advent of the christian era, as rome was taking over any land within reach, setting up proxy governmnents in the conquered lands, there lived one such man given just such a job. ga...323. Song For Dana Plato the 3 month ride sticks in your mind. as though the insides of your head were a big screen. and coming in on a evening wind. it's the unmistakable scent of brilliantine. what kind of memory serve...324. Song For Dennis Brown on the day that dennis brown's lung collapsed, spring rain was misting down on kingston. and down at the harbor, local cops were intercepting an inbound shipment. and for a while there it was cha...325. Song For God neighbor kids running across the front yard this evening. sun going down, wind gathering strength. the state i live in is the largest of its kind. it takes two days or better to drive across its lengt...326. Song For John Davis the day we set sail from england. the wind behind us was fair. the day we set sail from england. there were smiling faces everywhere. and the snow came down on new hampshire today. and the snow came d...327. Song For Lonely Giants no one washed behind my ears. high in the trees alone for years, practicing my solitary scales 'til they rose like balloons. watching them go where they will go. face in the leaves, song in my th...328. Song For Mark And Joel i opened up the window and the cold air came in. and i saw a bird on a branch outside. that i had never seen before. he looked a robin, but it had an upside down v-shaped. red mark on its chest. and i...329. Song For Roger Maris when the power of god shows up in your swing, and the people start to notice and you can't do anything about it. and they all come out to see you. they start to crowd around. let me tell ya broth...330. Song For The Julian Calendar sun twinkling on the river this evening. i tasted chocolate on my tongue. darkness climbing up the ladders to the sky. rung by agonizing rung. i heard firecrackers popping next door. wondered what it...331. Song For Tura Santana doll squad's at the drive-in. it's 1973. the fruit is full and fat this year on the orange trees. which grow in clusters. the city sixty miles away. as the sunset tries desperately to break...332. Song From The Shoreline through the bodies of a hundred people, i saw you. i saw you coming through the crush. saw you pushing through. and in the bodies of a hundred people moving around, i shut my ears off to the world, i...333. Source Decay once a week. i make the drive. two hours east. to check the austin post office box. and i take the detour. through our old neighborhood. see all the chevy impalas. in their front yards up on blocks. a...334. Southwood Plantation Road I've got you. You've got whatever's left of me to get. Our conversations are like minefields. No one's found a safe way through one yet. I spend a lot of money. I buy you white gol...335. Spent Gladiator 2 Like a spent gladiator. Crawling in the coliseum dust. Who can count on his remaining limbs. All the people he can trust. Like the one who stands behind him. Cheering him on. Ecstatic when he stands d...336. Spilling Toward Alpha I hear you moving in the hallway. I hear you sharpening your claws. I hear you polishing your teeth, sometimes. but I don't mind. and I hear you out in the garage. I hear you messing with the mot...337. Standard Bitter Love Song #1 i'm not going to say what i came over to say to you. but you were thinking along the same lines. and you let the words come ringing through. i wouldn't've said that to you. i wouldn&apo...338. Standard Bitter Love Song #4 well I see you've left me a photograph. of a leopard tearing an antelope in half. what have you done? what have you done?. what have you done. with our love?. what have you done?. well I see you&...339. Standard Bitter Love Song #5 come down in the flatland. show me your shoulder. wait now where the black hand touches us. we'll both grow older. and the sky above us. and the ground beneath us. and the air around us. and the...340. Standard Bitter Love Song #6 i don't like what i've turned into. there's a hole in my chest in the spot that you wormed out through. they say it's on the mend, but it hurts me when i bend, yeah. and i saw you...341. Standard Bitter Love Song #7 you smile at me in total defiance of all decency. you've got it down to a science, that innocent look. you've got it practiced real good. but i know you'd kill me if you could stand the...342. Standard Bitter Love Song #8 I went down to lloyd center looking for you. but a mouth full of anger blocked my view. he took your hand there in the skating the rink. god will give him blood to drink. saw the two of you leaving. I...343. Star Dusting toward the end of our first year in las vegas. you looked up from your little corner. and i saw that your face was getting a little brighter. and you asked me is it really getting warmer. or is it jus...344. Stars Around Her i saw the darkness coming down, it posed no threat to me. i let the dakrness ease its way around. it was every good thing. i'd expected it would be. i saw you coming, through the twisting vines o...345. Stench Of The Unburied Incoherent but functional. Speeding like a dead comet. Purple crushed velvet waistcoat. Flecked with Maalox and bits of dried vomit. Say what you will for the effort. You can't fault the techniqu...346. Store (was: Aisle) in the five minutes worth of lost time that i had, when i was passed out on the supermarket floor, i saw you at the head of the heavenly chorus. and i heard your song ringing all through the store. in...347. Straight Six dull powder blue paint job. earl scheib special. dashboard full of talismans to try and push fate. rabbit skull hanging from the rearview. six kicking cylinders, lined up straight, and i ride. and i g...348. Sun Song the sun was a yellow eye in a blue face. when you came over to my place. and you said how things looked dead around here. well that's alright if things look dead around here, cause it's only...349. Sure let the sails catch the wind. let them grow fat and full. set out the trawl to catch the animals that look like aliens. the wooden floorboards let out a full and satisfying sound when you rap your fis...350. Sure do Love You Baby, But I Can't do 60 No More they moved down here and you came down too. where the surf's always wild and the skies are blue. got my blood pressure measured down in pajo key. one sixty-five over one twenty-three. and the lig...351. Tahitian Ambrosia Maker we were real hungry and half dead. when you broke out half a loaf of sourdough bread. and in the tropical air the scent rose like a spirit. moments of grace like this being wholly unmerited. ahh. we...352. Tallahassee Window facing an ill-kept front yard. Plums on the tree heavy with nectar. Prayers to summon the destroying angel. Moon stuttering in the sky like film stuck in a projector. And you. You. Twin prop ai...353. Tampa my brother and me found out where you keep your ugly secrets hid. we dug up the missing one this morning. i know what you did what you did. yeah, we found him naked in the snow. down where the wild kr...354. Teenage World you bought me a rabbit to keep me company. and i'm here in my car and the rabbit's here with me. heading out highway one, respecting posted speed limits. and i tried to figure this one out b...355. Tell Me On A Sunday don't write a letter. when you want to leave. don't call me at three a. m. from your friend's apartment. I'd like to choose. how I hear the news. take me to a park that's cov...356. Terror Song dad has a knife. he's stabbing his wife. mom has a saw. she's sawing off her own jaw. mom without jaw. and dad without wife. they're making awful plans, you'll get cancer in your h...357. Thanks For The Dress . he'll still be like. it's so good. she's. tell ya about personal testimony. please keep feeding us. the young sun. the old story forming. hasn't been the same. since dad came by...358. The Admonishing Song tell me why. tell me why. tell me why you lied. that was not a nice thing to do. not a nice thing to do. it wasn't very nice of you. not a nice thing to do. tell me why. tell me why. tell me why...359. The Anglo-saxons john: "we'd like to dedicate this song to our friends, the former. inhabitants of the british isles!". they used to paint their bodies blue. a couple of them might be distantly related...360. The Bad Doctor if you were anywhere near his door. you saw it swing open and you heard the moon roar. trying to yank herself right out of her orbit. the whole natural world, painted red, just like a target. it was a...361. The Black Ice Cream Song and the heat came down (2x). i knew i was living in a long, long dream. when you fed me the black ice cream. and the heat rose up (2x). i heard the loud loud buzzing of our son's go-kart. and the...362. The Car Song the highway's open and the sun is full. and the hot old upholstry heats up like wasted wool. the hills roll past us, then they rear up again. take a deep breath now, and count to ten. i reach acr...363. The Coroner's Gambit --------------------. when death came calling today, i heard the gentle grace of his cadences. i couldn't say no. i couldn't say no. when he showed me his new silk scarves. laid out on a shi...364. The Day The Aliens Came hey, mr. hughes and mr. vanderslice, uh this is a new song. i'm really excited aboo, about, and uh and so since i wrote. it on my old cort guitar instead of the new one i, i want to. play on th...365. The Diaz Brothers Cops and robbers; strictly bargain line. Spent the wet night tracking visions through the pines. Draw my arms into my hospital gown. See the sky open up and rain down. Rain down. Mercy for the diaz br...366. The Doll Song i've got seven little dolls. in a bag. and i tell the dolls my troubles. and the dolls say "nag! nag! nag! nag!. is that all you ever do?. is that all you're capable of?". and i sa...367. The Fall Of The Star High School Running Back sophomore year, you rushed for an average of eight and a third yards per carry. all eyes were on you. junior year, you blew your knee out at an out of town game. nowhere to go to but down down down. n...368. The Garden Song I see the flowers in your garden are in bloom. I see the flags are flying high. I hear you've gone and rearranged things in your room. I guess you're trying to cut-off my air supply. I came...369. The Grey King and The Silver Flame Attunement In the secret caverns underneath West Covina. Half desperate for peace. With the surface dwellers. But coming to no conclusions. And now we emerge. Sky grey and misty. The Grey King in his new Pontiac...370. The Hot Garden Stomp the moon was unbearably high. flowering plant that hung from the radiator pipe. it was dripping sweat from its rapidly fading petals. and to the humming world in which I was living, a crescendoing ste...371. The House That Dripped Blood Look beyond the broken bottles. Past the rotting wooden stairs. Root out the wine-dark honeyed center. Not everyone can live like millionaires. Look through the air-thin walls. Tear up the floorboards...372. The Irony Engine you kept a death grip on the armrest. you slept while i swerved through bumps and dips. you lept at the chance to act alarmist. you swept past my face like an eclipse. you act like i'm your chum...373. The Lady From Shanghai the waves were beating. against the shore. the waves were beating. as if they hadn't before. the dock was soaking. the wood was wet. your hair blew madly. i can't forget. we went down to the...374. The Last Day Of Jimi Hendrix's Life on the last of his life, jimi hendrix woke up. and made his way down the hall. and he adjusted the knobs on the shower till the water came out just the. way he liked it. it was hot but not too hot. it...375. The Last Limit Of Bhakti let me serve you with my mind. let me serve you with my mind. let me leave this grieving sand and sky far behind. let me serve you with my tongue. let me serve you with my tongue. let me say your name...376. The Legend Of Chavo Guerrero Born down in el paso where the tumbleweeds blow. To the middleweight champ of all of mexico. Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons. Chavo was the oldest one. Old man gory could pop like...377. The Mad Clarinet i don't mean to scare you. you're leaving soon. but the wallpaper's melting, thoughts turning blue. the lightbulb is giving out shots in the dark. and the mad clarinets run away with yo...378. The Mess Inside we took a weekend, drove to provo. the snow was white and fluffy. but a weekend in utah won't fix what's wrong with us. the gray sky was vast and real cryptic above me. i wanted you to love...379. The Monkey Song cool air falls through the venetian blinds and. the planets in the heavens are perfectly aligned. i take in my surroundings. i memorize them all. the scuff marks on the stone floor, the powder burns o...380. The Moon i thought that i was in control. when i saw her coming, i reached out my hand. you, you, you would think so too. but there is something here that you do not understand. she's got skin like you wo...381. The Moon Song the moon shining, three hours into the best part of the day and. i want to tell you that you're so pretty and. the words come out wrong and the range gets in the way. dead quiet you looked at me...382. The New Potatoes the rain came and washed the new potatoes away. we saw them floating across the backyard. there they go. we'll never see them again, ya know. so good bye to the new potatoes. good bye, and god-sp...383. The Only Thing I Know when you came back from trenton, all the sparkle was gone. and you stood in the shadow. and the curtains were drawn. and i know you're lying. and you know you're lying too. that is just abou...384. The Pieman spoken: this is like the oldest Mountain Goats song in existence. for days i watched you from my place. a thousand miles away in space. remebering you body, how it it turned me into what i am now. i h...385. The Plague There will be blue skies /. Above the green and fordid plain /. Churns will swell with fresh butter /. There will be an abundance of sweet grain /. And we will rise from our sleep /. We won't hav...386. The Rain Song [john spoken]. the mountain goats on the umm. well, the um twenty fouth of january - a monday, at about ten. and this is called uh, this is called, well i don't know what it's called. by the...387. The River Song the little river is blue and long. i sat by the side of it as everything went wrong. i got a letter from the dry city's heart. you say the water distribution system's come all apart. and my...388. The Sign [john spoken] i never get tired of this one. i've got a new life. you would hardly recognize me. i'm so glad. how could a person like me care for you?. why should i bother when you're n...389. The Water Song water came springing out the side of the wall, and I guess the same thing will happen to us all. we don't know how to explain what I mean, I mean to say it's kind of hard to explain. now, l...390. The Window Song a knocking sound it woke me up, but my legs were feeling weak. i stared up at the ceiling and i saw you at the window. but my mouth wouldn't let me speak. chorus:. i know you. you're the one...391. The Young Thousands Boats ease into the harbor bearing real suspicious cargo. And the sunlight on the water. Sets a switch off in your brain. The things that you've got coming will consume you. There's someone...392. Then The Letting Go down in the south bronx. down home. saw you walking down the street again. saw you looking sweet again. i saw you coming through. i turned my head away from you. why do you come here. why do you come...393. There Is Power In A Union there is a power in a factory. there is power in the land. there is power in the hand of the worker. but it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand. yeah, there is power in a union. the...394. There Will Always Be An Ireland cold northern wind. your young arm. against my face. soft and warm. there will always be an ireland. there will always be an ireland. silent hour. worthless words. view of some foreign city from the h...395. There Will Be No Divorce the rain fell all night and it kept me awake. it was still falling by morning. it was hard to take. and you were sleeping on the floor, breathing free and even, if i ever want to drive myself insane,...396. Third Snow Song in january i took a short walk. down to the broadway bridge. two and a half blocks. when you scrape the ice away. you can read the bridge dedication. i can feel the cold air coming in through my teeth...397. This Magic Moment this magic moment, so different and so new. like any other. until I kissed you. and then it happened. it took me by surprise. I knew you felt it too, by the look in you eyes. sweeter than wine, softer...398. This Year I broke free on a saturday morning. I put the pedal to the floor. headed north on mills avenue, and listened to the engine roar. my broken house behind me and good things ahead, a girl named cathy wan...399. Tollund Man I was sitting at the edge of the marsh. when the council came to bring me the news. they handed me a bowl of cooked wild grasses and they. gave me the ceremonial shoes. goodbye young danish women. goo...400. Torch Song [spoken:] we'll just try that again. the sun was coming up, and our friend was sound asleep. but we saw through the window, that the water ran so deep, that you couldn't make out, the ocean...401. Transcendental Youth Cold through broken baseboards. I despise this town. Snow on the sunroof. Two stories down. Hold hands. Wish the snow away. Rise in the darkness. Of the gathering day. Sing. Sing for ourselves alone....402. Transjordanian Blues this church is rotten from the top down. this church is rotten from the top down. but i, i am going to clean house tonight. and it's going to go back into the earth it rose from. these walls can&...403. Trash maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear, our tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair, maybe it's our kookiness. or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns, our nothing places and our cell...404. Treetop Song All along the interstate. the palm trees were calling out to me. the line of them stretched fown the highway forever. as far as I could see. I waited til the sun was coming up. light morning traffic a...405. Tulsa Imperative your momma's failed wheat field. is a good place to lie down together. three weeks deep into the guts of summer, we sweat like hogs, and i felt light as a feather. i saw a disk-like object. refle...406. Twin Human Highway Flares you turned to me and asked me if i'd always be your boy. as we drove across the river into western illinois. and on the railroad bridge, half a mile of solid steel. wheels were spitting out spark...407. Two Thousand Seasons how have we come to be mere mirrors to annihilation?. whom do we aspire to reflect our people's death?. for whose entertainment shall we sing our agony?. one hopes that the destroyers aspiring to...408. Unicorn Tolerance Drawn to the dark. Covered by the blood when possible. Call to the corners. To any open crucible. Easy to reach. Bearing every mark unmissably. Wanna leave behind some token of what I carried with me....409. Until I Am Whole Sunset on snohomish. Burn the tree line down. Hold my hopes underwater. Stand there and watch them drown. Fishing out their bodies. From the bathroom sink. Leave them in a bucket. Til they start to st...410. Up The Wolves there's bound to be a ghost at the back of your closet. no matter where you live. there'll always be a few things, maybe several things. that you're going to find really difficult to fo...411. Us Mill way up north. down the road a little. back in new england. right here in the middle. and all the way out west. we had our ears to the ground. all of our dreams resting in the same spot. listening for...412. Used To Haunt Tunnel down to the core. Climb through the trap door. Soft pink sky full of rumpled clouds. Radio up loud. There's a pop in the speakers. Where I hear your voice come through. So brave and true....413. Waco where the dry dust turns the sunset pale. where all summer long we saw ?? and faced her. where we pulled water from a well by hand. half a world away from the old promised land. where you stand we&apo...414. Warm Lonely Planet let the stars come out, and the moon shine bright. we're sleeping on the porch tonight. wind blew all the power lines down. watch where you step if you go walking around. this may be the night. o...415. Water Song II they'll be singing out loud. when the water goes through the crowd. they'll be howling for you. when the waves come crashing through. I brought my friend. here he comes, splashing, gurgling...416. Waving At You listen you can tell your lawyer. that he can go to hell. 'cause i can take whatever you're offering up reasonably well. and if four long years come to nothing that's alright. 'caus...417. We Do It Different On the West Coast The papers write about it back in England. It's practically a lifestyle back in Berlin. There's probably some pockets in Ohio. Almost always something happening in Ohio. I heard some bad rep...418. 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