Constant Current Stimulus

a man of certain distinction commanding of respect a junior party striver blue blooded death merchant cirrhotic pest pride of the west lost his last war washed on our shore now what’s the contrapasso for a hundred thousand souls? a vat of boiling oil? a mouth of burning coals? under the fold delights untold don’t fret my son we’ll find you one vengeful sea swallow me

hit the border duck and cover last through the night live another past the fences falcons flying i can see the sun is rising (hot, cold young, old sold) are you starving? did your heart break? is your clock punched? too much at stake? are you meek? are you humble? is it all too comfortable? do you see it? can’t you see it? won’t let your love be drawn and quartered won’t let your songs fade on the wind i’ll see you in the warmth of morning i’ll see you once it’s whole again

give me one fucking moment give me just a crumb of peace blowing out the mountaintop dropping shit a mile upstream did you feel human today? did you hug your wife and kids? was your morning coffee hot? is it stinging when you piss? all the ways to go this is what you chose slither up the pole sink into the hole elementary school explodes pivot tables on a sheet meat ground down into the dust to fit your probability i am begging to combust i’ll take any cure you’ve got dose me up, cut out my tongue please be my god please be my god we got it all behind the wall

in the morning footsteps by the door it’s drifting through me right where i belong i hate it all as much as i love you i hate it all as much as i love you i’m not sure of anything but you i’m not sure of anything but you

(it’s coming, it’s coming home) (everything you know, little puppet show) under those rocks they wait for you under those rocks they fade while you choose dreaming of life a chance above under those rocks a world to come under those rocks the pain endures under those rocks the last act obscured pray for repose enjoy your view they’ll be waiting to welcome you reconcile your fears there’s nowhere left but here