Thirty-two teeth in a jawboneAlabama’s tryin’ for noneBefore I have to hit himI hope he’s got the sense to runReason the poor girls love himPromise them everythingWhy they all believe him?He wears a big diamond ringAlabama getaway, get awayAlabama getaway, get awayOnly way to please meJust get down and leave and walk awayMajordomo Billy BojanglesSatContinue reading “Alabama Getaway: The Grateful Dead”
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Sugarpop: Pylon
Whammy Kiss: The B-52s
I need a refueling I need your kissCome on now and planet on my lipsWhammy kiss me whammy hugRevitalize me give me whammy loveOn Planet X-oh it won’t be long nowI got a light year to get to the phone nowI’m gonna contact you when I get homeGive it all you got give it allContinue reading “Whammy Kiss: The B-52s”
Do It Clean: Echo & the Bunnymen
I’ve got a handful of thisWhat do I do with it?I’ve got a barrel of thisWhat do I do with it?I do it clean, I do it cleanDo it clean, do it cleanKnow what I meanWhere am I goingWhere have I beenWhere are you goingWhere have you beenI’ve been here, I’ve been thereI’ve been here,Continue reading “Do It Clean: Echo & the Bunnymen”
Chapter 1: Working Is No Problem
Working is no problemJust as long as I keep my mindWorking in a factoryScience is so funThere must be more than thisI need to make some home improvementsI’ll call some guys that know about itI got to work tomorrow morningI’ll be clean but not neatI’m not a race car driverEverything looks the sameI’m an advancedContinue reading “Chapter 1: Working Is No Problem”
Chapter 2: Cool
Pure formReal doneLike wildGood vibesEverything is coolThere are these forms I like to watchThere are these shapes which talk to me I like forms, and forms like meThe more you look, the more you see Working is No Problem and Cool are two of only three chapters that have only one scene. The first twoContinue reading “Chapter 2: Cool”
Chapter 3: Precaution
Fell in the lake but I didn’t drownI had on my life preserverOut in the sun but I can seeI had on my sunglassesWalked down the stairs but I didn’t fallI held on to the banisterThere were mosquitos I got no bitesI had on my insect repellant “I worked hard not to be noticed. WhatContinue reading “Chapter 3: Precaution”
Chapter 4: Yo-Yo
You got me on the end of a stringYou throw me down but you won’t let me goYou got me wrapped around your little fingerYou know I gotta come backLike a boomerang, Like a bad deedLike a bounced check, Like a rubber ballLike a Yo-Yo Yo-Yo finishes the table setting for the remainder of DestinationContinue reading “Chapter 4: Yo-Yo”
Chapter 5: Beep
Beep BeepWell WellEverybody’s in a violent fogI’ve been here, you’ve been hereGive me a pen or a cameraNo air on the moonNo water on MarsCould’ve been you, could’ve been meI don’t remember, but I’m a chimeraAll we have is four minutesDust dust dust the window of a planeAll we are is four minutesPray pray throwContinue reading “Chapter 5: Beep”
Chapter 6: Gravity
Gravity has you in its holdYou cannot resist the urgeYou cannot motivate your feet you cannotIt pulls and pullsYou cannot resist the urgeYou cannot move you cannot danceYou cannot motivate you cannotYour feet they feel like steelYou cannot feel your heelYou cannot resist the urge The Hierarchy of Needs conversation with Jane was drawn fromContinue reading “Chapter 6: Gravity”