Good God, you said Is that the only thing you care aboutSplitting up the money and share it outThe cake’s being eaten straight through the mouth poisonPoised to come back in seasonFor all the ones who lack reasonMeasure by measure, drop by dropAnd pound for pound, we’re taking stockOf all the treasure still unlockedThe loveContinue reading “Never Stop: Echo & the Bunnymen”
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The Cutter: Echo & the Bunnymen
Who’s on the seventh floorBrewing alternativesWhat’s in the bottom drawerWaiting for things to giveSpare us the cutterCouldn’t cut the mustardConquering myselfUntil I see another hurdle approachingSay we can, say we willNot just another drop in the oceanCome to the free for allWith seven tapered knivesSome of them six feet tallWe will escape our livesAm IContinue reading “The Cutter: Echo & the Bunnymen”
The Puppet: Echo & the Bunnymen
I’ll practice my fall for practice makes perfect Chained to the wall for maximum hold The window’s too far, too far from my legs Open the door and let out the coldYou knew about this With your head in your hands All along I was the puppet Trampolines broken ceiling has come down The ache in my back tells me something’s gone wrong Rocking horse rocks as theContinue reading “The Puppet: Echo & the Bunnymen”
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 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 25: Rescue
If I said I’d lost my wayWould you sympathiseCould you sympathise?I’m jumbled upMaybe I’m losing my touchBut you know I didn’t have it anywayWon’t you come on down to my rescueThings are wrongThings are going wrongCan you tell that in a songI don’t know what I want anymoreFirst I want a kiss and then IContinue reading “Chapter 25: Rescue”
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 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 38: The Yo-Yo Man
Froze to the bone in my igloo homeCounting the days ’til the ice turns greenYou know when heaven and hell collideThere are no in-betweensFlames on your skin of snow turn coldCold is the wind that blows through my headstoneCollecting the bones of my friend tonightSowing the seeds in a fruitless landYou know when prayers allContinue reading “Chapter 38: The Yo-Yo Man”
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