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”
Category Archives: Soundtrack — Best Places to Work!
Chapter 11: Nip It in the Bud
Nip it in the budI say ‘Froze you’Nothin’ I can doCan’t give it inYou lock me outNip it in the budI don’t knowGive it a shoveHead ’em upMove ’em outI’m no fool!Ain’t got no place to goI don’t know, I don’t careIf you just go on and get me thereOh, I don’t want to ruffleContinue reading “Chapter 11: Nip It in the Bud”
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 14: Don’t Worry
Dont’ Worry, Garbage Can, and 53 Miles West of Venus were the last pieces of the story I wrote –These chapters are chock full of inside jokes between me and people in the office. These were the final pieces the story needed to proceed into the second half of Gray Rock. As with the previousContinue reading “Chapter 14: Don’t Worry”
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”
Chapter 19: Path Belated
I could tell a story, but I cannot wake my husband up from sleep“I could have married others” says the actress in a pornographic filmOh mother oh mother of mineI’m not saying this love is wrong, just that I need a rhymeAnd if you, oh mother oh mother of mineHave fallen in love with aContinue reading “Chapter 19: Path Belated”