Cosmic American Lyrics

i could tell you stories like the government tells liesah, but no one listens anymorein the rooms, the women come and gotalking on the mobile phonesand the television talks about t...Read Full Lyrics

down at headquarters, there’s a big databasewith black and white photos of the side of your beautiful faceand your library record, and all your test scoresand an invitation to pa...Read Full Lyrics

the belly and the beasti in my longing fly out in the nightunveiled and irreverently dressedi’m lip-stuck and liquored up- picking a fighti’m the wicked wicked witch of the wes...Read Full Lyrics

you were dead when they found youon the floor of your apartmentyou were dead, and your drum setstood there shining in the darkshining like stage lightsshining like your eyesshining...Read Full Lyrics

this is just to tell you that i wear your dress sometimesthe one you made with the gold brocade and the empire waistlineyou fitted to your figure when it looked just like my owntha...Read Full Lyrics

one two three four five six seventhe word came down to him from heavenand naked as an animal, he knew:everything of flesh and bonehe could call it all his ownif he could name it, h...Read Full Lyrics

it was late in july at the quecreek coal minewhen the water came rolling downas black as bad blood to where nine good men stoodshuddering, shivering, shouting for deliverancesure t...Read Full Lyrics

my daddy’s house is the safest of houseshe sealed up the windows so no air gets inand there’s plenty of campbell’s and beers in the basementin case we can’t get to the stor...Read Full Lyrics

urn that tv off, now, babyi’m so low i don’t even singtell me something ‘bout my countrytell me one good thing cash and elvis, cain and abeldown in memphis, trading handsbig ...Read Full Lyrics

I know that somedayI'll lose controlInside the supermarket aisleI'll kill'em all the love songs on the radioLooking at junk food,I start to cryI've got the anorexic bluesWhen I don...Read Full Lyrics