1. |
Law
05:02
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Made a name for you
in an armored viewless room
the map I drew
using proofs approved and proved
played a game with rules
as a way to feel amused
I'll win or lose
depending on who is who
layed it low in the soil
of a plot perused and used
a faithful mule
I don't mind a useful tool
In the carnival stall
come one and come all
come one and come all
summer's last call
leaving its law
a long lasting wall
made a name for you
in an armored viewless room
in the same venue
stainless steel trumpets blew
played a game with rules
as a way to feel amused
I'll win or lose
depending on who is who
layed it low in the soil
of a plot perused and used
a faithful mule
i dont mind a useful tool
In the carnival stall
come one and come all
come one and come all
summer's last call
leaving its law
a long lasting wall
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2. |
Internet
06:25
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the whole world has similar vegetables
and similar factories
and similar people from similar gene pools
somewhere there's a dimly lit vestibule
with limited legroom
and limited legal recourse
and we'll go to the land of now
and we'll go to the land of now
and we'll go to wait in the lounge
we'll grow plants in the ground
and we'll grow plants for their flowers
to be ground into a powder
the whole world has similar beverages
and similar sedatives
and the same television reruns
the holy word is inscribed on a pedestal
inlaid with precious metal
the same celebration for the children of salesmen
and we'll go to the land of now
and we'll go to the land of now
and we'll go to wait in the lounge
we'll grow plants in the ground
and we'll grow plants for their flowers
to be ground into a powder
we don't need
we don't need no internet
no world wide web
we don't need no internet et al
we don't need
we don't need no centralized
air conditioning
as fugitives from heat we choose to freeze
somewhere there's a dimly lit vestibule
with limited legroom
and limited legal recourse
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3. |
Agriculture
05:11
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all the seeds you sew
the seeds you sew
the seeds that you sew
what's the reason for
the agriculture
that you endorse?
do you need to feed
a military
and its infantry?
why did we first leave the canopy?
all the good fruit's at the tops of the trees
and Eve was there to supervise the evening
cloth was absent from our heads to our feet
just like that we waited patiently
without compensation for our laboring
complacent in our naive infancy
all was native to its territory
we surrendered to sweet serenity
now we vend rations of milk and honey
all the seeds you sew
the seeds you sew
the seeds that you sew
what's the reason for
the agriculture
that you endorse?
do you need to feed
a military
and its infantry?
all the seeds you sew
the seeds you sew
the seeds that you sew
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4. |
Refrain
06:05
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calculate the coins
that you have incurred
can you count the ways
that you deserve
what you have earned
and what it's worth?
sutured to the seat
you can easily
repeat
the history
of each and every circulating
week
calculate the coins
that you have incurred
can you count the ways
that you deserve
what you have earned
and what it's worth?
sutured to the seat
you can easily
delete
the history
of each and every circulating
week
turning in the carousel
today
just like any missionary aim
turning in the carousel
today
just like any missionary aim
pass beneath the parasol
in the rain
just like any minister ordained
pass beneath the parasol
in the rain
just like any minister ordained
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5. |
Queens
05:36
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the insurrection of a queen
at the hands of her
country men
all for a crown she could not renounce
and the fields replete
with wheat that her
majesty
neglected to plow and reap
she says that you're free
to leave any time
you need
just hang up your hat at the door
just hang up your hat at the door
the billboard has been
painted once more
for us to keep track of the score
the placard is posted again
for everyone's eyes to see
the routine marquee
is hoisted above
placed just outside of reach
the concierge
calls your name
at the end of your extended holiday
you exit the scene
and keep what you meant to leave
a briefcase of royal
loyalties
the green currency
piled in a heap
on your desk
is all that is left of her regime
she said you were free
to leave any time
you need
at the border of New York you'll sleep
at the border of New York you'll sleep
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6. |
White Collar Girl
03:04
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a professional love
a professional projection into
the right direction
I would direct a dollar
to a white collar girl
white collar girl
a promotional program
promising success I won't
postpone the test
don't want to wilt your flowers
my white collar girl
white collar girl
I'm no paladin nor a prince
nor a palliative pimp
I'm just a regular kid
but I would ascend the tower
to meet my white collar girl
white collar girl
white collar girl
white collar girl
white collar girl
white collar girl
with a set of high dollar pearls
and a head of golden karat curls
and a collection of rare ceramic urns
with the flag that has yet to be unfurled
I'm looking for a
white collar girl
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7. |
Pantheon
05:56
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in the pantheon
of our excursions
we were holding on
to our own preferred version
we stood at the podiums
in front of the curtain
before it was drawn apart
laid bare for public witness
and we shook each others' hands at the curbside
and we shook or nodded heads and scowled or smiled
and we scheduled a time
to agree on a time
we can all agree in due time
we can all agree to decide
who will be the one to resign
from the office
of self-appointed interest
where can we go to beg
and barter for forgiveness
or can we continue
to go about our business
and pay no mind
as we look at what we've scrambled to acquire
can it hold a candle to an open fire
can it tolerate the time
that remains on the dial
and stay refrigerated on ice
and hibernate away in exile
and be exonerated from trial
in the pantheon
of our excursions
we were holding on to our own preferred version
we stood at the podiums
in front of the curtain
before it was drawn for our
constituents to witness
we can all agree upon
a time
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8. |
Vaseline
07:16
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blessed be the bleat of the sheep
sheared for a fleece
a merchant's means of currency
is his belief
mercy me oh mercy me,
mercy me
a surgeon's fee for surgery
isn't cheap
Vaseline is all I need to properly breath
the work week's remedy
must-see TV
alert me when the time has come
to go to sleep
mercy me oh mercy me
mercy me
tell me when the perfect priest
has come to preach
I'll be waiting on my knees
to be released
from
wrong or right
raw or ripe
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9. |
Supper
08:50
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a bowl is better than a plate
a bowl is better than a plate
a bowl is better than a plate
the rail that holds the train
the rail that holds the train
the train that holds to the rail
carries the coal and the freight
carries the coal and the freight
carries the coal and the freight
from point B to point A
from point B to point A
from point B to point A
the track that has been laid by strangers
because the tax has been paid by strangers
at the dinner table sit
the boat is held at bay
the boat is held at bay
the boat is held at bay
rope is tethered to the sail
rope is tethered to the sail
rope is tethered to the sail
ferries the soldier to his fate
ferries the soldier to his fate
ferries the soldier to his fate
a cargo stowed away
a cargo stowed away
a cargo stowed away
the navigation made by strangers
because the map has been traced by strangers
at the dinner table sit
everything you used to stir with a silver spoon
everything you used to stir with a silver spoon
a wooden ladle will have to do
for distribution of the food
at the dinner table sit
at the dinner table did you take the seat
assigned to you?
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