Chapter 20: Devil in the Closet

Hey, wanna start a fireOne that’ll never go outBurn a hole through the center of my mindLet all the bad thoughts outThis is not a love affairThis is something more complexHey, wanna start a warI’m tired of this old oneAnd history is trueAnd it goes round in circlesBurn down the house, there’s a devil inContinue reading “Chapter 20: Devil in the Closet”

Chapter 21: Colonel Henrique Adolfo Bermudez

Colonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meCause distance is a horrid thing for usColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meI’ve got something I don’t want you to missColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meAh it’s something we’re feeling I guessColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you near meI’ve got somethingContinue reading “Chapter 21: Colonel Henrique Adolfo Bermudez”

Chapter 23: Going Up

Ain’t thou watching my filmAnalysing meRusty junker squawkerShaking up it sayIf we should pull the plugs out of our historyAnd all of history yeahThings that shouldn’t beThings that couldn’t be noThings that had to beDon’t you see?It’s going up up upLet’s get the hell out of hereGoing up, going downDo you want to know what’sContinue reading “Chapter 23: Going Up”

Chapter 24: Ballyhoo

Buffalo and bisonBison and buffaloCannonball and rifleRifle and cannonballThat’s the way the thunder rumblesDown on your knees againSaying please again yeah yeah yeahKangaroo and chipmunkChipmunk and kangarooBallyhoo and bedbugsBedbugs and ballyhooThat’s the way the bee bumblesThat’s the way the thunder rumbles The final seventeen chapters of the story occur in chronological order from June, 2018.Continue reading “Chapter 24: Ballyhoo”

Chapter 26: All That Jazz

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”

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”