Where the hell have you beenWe’ve been waiting with our best suits onHair slicked back and all that jazzRolling down the Union JackSee you at the barricades babeSee you when the lights go low, JoeHear you when the wheels turn roundSomeday when the sky turns blackIt appears because it’s what I feelI know I don’tContinue reading “Chapter 26: All That Jazz”
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Chapter 27: Kingdom
I chop and I change and the mystery thickensThere’s blood on my hands and you want me to listenTo brawn and to brain when the truth’s in the middleBorn of the grain like all good riddlesBurn the skin off and climb the roof topThy will be doneBite the nose off and make it the mostContinue reading “Chapter 27: Kingdom”
Chapter 28: Man of Peace
Look out your window, baby, there’s a scene you’d like to catchThe band is playing “Dixie”, a man got his hand outstretchedCould be the FahrerCould be the local priest He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongueHe knows every song of love that ever has been sungGood intentions can be evilBothContinue reading “Chapter 28: Man of Peace”
Chapter 29: Subterranean Homesick Blues
Johnny’s in the basementMixing up the medicineI’m on the pavementThinking about the governmentThe man in a trench coatBadge out, laid offSays he’s got a bad coughWants to get it paid offLook out, kidIt’s somethin’ you didGod knows whenBut you’re doin’ it againYou better duck down the alley wayLookin’ for a new friendA man in aContinue reading “Chapter 29: Subterranean Homesick Blues”
Chapter 30: Highway 61 Revisited
God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”God say, “You can do what you want Abe, butThe next time you see me comin’ you better run”Well Abe says, “Where you want this killin’ done?”God says. “Out on Highway 61”Well Georgia Sam heContinue reading “Chapter 30: Highway 61 Revisited”
Chapter 31: Shelter
‘Twas in another lifetime one of toil and bloodWhen blackness was a virtue, the road was full of mudI came in from the wilderness a creature void of form And if I pass this way again you can rest assuredI’ll always do my best for her on that I give my wordIn a world ofContinue reading “Chapter 31: Shelter”
Chapter 32: Look Alive
I’ve said that The Strange Remain is the same story as the first three-quarters of the book, combined, played out four times faster. And that’s how it really was from December 2018 to the end. With the Creatives was among the very last pieces I wrote, and I hated it. I needed to have aContinue reading “Chapter 32: Look Alive”
Chapter 33: M-Train
You think you’ve seen me beforeYou drive a brand new FordI think you should give it awayI think you should catch that trainI never thought it would come to thisI never thought I’d miss your kissI never thought I’d give you awayI never thought you’d catch that trainThe planeet earth has lots of seedsI knowContinue reading “Chapter 33: M-Train”
Chapter 34: Dirty Back Road
Reckless drivin’, like a sports carGod I want you, like a fuel engine!Energized line, like a roadYou ride me like a roadYou ride meFoot on the pedalFeet in the airSand in my hairOh, don’t look backDon’t look behind youReckless driving onDirty Back Road Reckless Driving was the first scene I wrote with The Sorceress. IContinue reading “Chapter 34: Dirty Back Road”
Chapter 35: Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland
Witch-doctors are screamingNymphs are dreamingThis girl’s lost someoneWho is that someoneShe’s leavingHot latitudes, cool atitudesShe’s leavingMoon in her mirrorChasing northern lightsShe goes ahhhhRemember wherever you goThere you are Writing Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland was tough. I was determined to be scrupulously fair to Harriet and respectful of how she might feel about whatContinue reading “Chapter 35: Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland”
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