Chapter 10: Planet Claire

She came from Planet ClaireI knew she came from thereShe drove a Plymouth SatelliteFaster than the speed of lightPlanet Claire has pink airAll the trees are redNo one ever dies thereNo one has a headSome say she’s from MarsOr one of the seven starsThat shine after 3:30 in the morningWELL SHE ISN’T I wrestled withContinue reading “Chapter 10: Planet Claire”

Chapter 12: Private Idaho

You’re living in your own Private IdahoUnderground like a wild potatoDon’t go on the patioBeware of the pool, blue bottomless poolIt leads you straight right throught the gate that opens on the poolYou’re living in your own Private IdahoKeep off the path, beware of the gateWatch out for signs that say “hidden driveways”Don’t let theContinue reading “Chapter 12: Private Idaho”

Chapter 13: Legal Tender

We’re in the basement, learning to printAll of it’s hot10-20-30 million ready to be spentWe’re stackin’ ’em against the wallThose gangster presidentsLivin’ simple and trying to get byBut honey, prices have shot through the skySo I fixed up the basementWith what I was a-workin’ withStocked it full of jelly jarsAnd heavy equipmentWe’re in the basement10-20-30Continue reading “Chapter 13: Legal Tender”

Chapter 15: Garbage Can

Here it comes again, drivin’ me nutsCan’t control my feet or stop shakin’ my buttThe neighbours are complaining, it’s getting out of handThrow that beat in the garbage canStop that beat, it makes me apprehensiveSweat ruins my clothes, they are very expensive Like the Transcontinental Railroad engineers driving a golden spike into the story’s track,Continue reading “Chapter 15: Garbage Can”

Chapter 16: 53 Miles West of Venus

The events in the six chapters from Garbage Can through Devil Song (Chapters 15-20) all occurred over 3 ½ weeks from mid-April through early May, 2018. I wrestled and wrestled with where to put Tomorrow Never Knows, whether before or after The Secret, or as the first scene of Tania, and settled on the endContinue reading “Chapter 16: 53 Miles West of Venus”

Chapter 17: Tania

Oh, my beloved TaniaHow I long to see your face photographed in fifteen second intervalsIn a bank in San LeandroA Polaroid of you, CinqueWith a seven-headed dragonIn a house in Daly CityDon’t be sad my beloved TaniaThey say your father never liked Stephen Weed anywayHired a detective to follow him aroundOh, my beloved revolutionary sweetheartIContinue reading “Chapter 17: Tania”

Chapter 18: Ambiguity Song

Everything seems to be up in the air at this timeOne day soon, it’ll all settle downEverything seems to be up in the air at this timeAll across the nation, people are gettin’ togetherFrom many ideas they form a single goalSome people are gonna benefitAnd others gotta sacrificeBut everything seems to seems to be upContinue reading “Chapter 18: Ambiguity Song”