youd be surprised if you looked through the eyes of a nova
not recognizing the molehills on top of the star
cheerful and swollen he waves from his seat in a rover
that is his car
you wouldnt doubt him shake the most powerful hands of importance
changing the world as we know it by leaving his ink
to judge from the fence round his house he must love all his children
thats what you think
but theres no time to think
have a pill and a shrink
just dont show us how you sweat
making love to your kids
is the last love that you will ever get
youre a vanishing image of what I thought I knew
but it comes to show
that the man I know –
is kissing that cheek that she had lifted up for her forty first birthday
love is when someone you trust cuts a smile in your face
boy had a dog and poor girl had a stroke like an earthquake
now dog is a bird
but theres no time to think
have a pill and a shrink
just dont show us how you sweat
making love to your kids
is the last love that you will ever get
youre a vanishing image of what i thought I knew
but it comes to show
that the man I know
has a fading glow
in a white lampshade
tell me lamshade the truth did you cover his soul
did you protect all the horrible
I shall tear you apart so that everyone knows
what hes been carrying around
tell me lampshade what is it youre trying to hide
under your stinky old corduroy
I shall rip and be shattered by the shrapnell of light
that Ive been choking on always
theres a dog barking close within the range of my ear
sounds like he wants to escape the chain
he would probably bite me to death if he could
but the chain lets me spit in his face
like the dog has a chain clinging tight to its neck
this man is tied to his secrecy
but instead I removed his lampshade