Catholic Boy Lyrics

He was feeling invulnerableThat was foolish but wonderfulBut of course the first one was always freeHe's got one wrist in heaven, one ankle in hellSomebody pushed or he just fellHe...Read Full Lyrics

I hitched a ride to a desert town(I never planned this trip)I saw my past in the sun like a tongue(that slowly dripped)People faced me with Lazarus eyesThey were red and dazed like...Read Full Lyrics

Sirens begin, the red light spinsHungry go the thievesBetty's in the sandbox trying to detoxShe always wears long sleevesDesdemona in a red kimona can't get off the benchHer bolts ...Read Full Lyrics

It's a garbage truck hour, I'm sleeping in the showerI'm feeling like I'm waiting on a trainBy the sounds from my bed I think somebody's bledAll over something someone's keeping cl...Read Full Lyrics

If give me your ear I'll whisper you wind that could soothe your burnt bloodThe door is right here breathing the air filled with powders and pornnow comes the dawnIf I release the ...Read Full Lyrics

The bell rings . . .It's a decade past my decadenceMy beast wears rings and he's waitingIn the shadows of my hesitations, my silentHesitations . . . Each image is so clear;It seems...Read Full Lyrics

Each night, they surround meWith the lights and the microphones . . . With their bodies and the mile of cableLike a magic ring of boneEvery night I have the same dream:A man behind...Read Full Lyrics

They hit you with their papers when you're living on loan. They're the ones who say nothing when youanswer the phone. You see them in the alleys whenyou're passing late at night, b...Read Full Lyrics

She moves through the black doorShe turns toward the desperate light With her breath like iodineWith her filigree designShe summons the fire from her hipsFlamingo blood melts down ...Read Full Lyrics

Lorraine (OPENING POEM)Seven blonde womenThey gather in the squareThey raise their hands up to the sunTheir skin is so thin and whiteYou know their fathers must surely be wealthyI ...Read Full Lyrics