snake and a party

There's a party in the forest,
That crazy forest by the coast,
Where will you be-
If you're not there with me?
There's a moment, its important,
It's important not to miss,
It's enormous-
And its gonna set us free.

A snake would swallow you
All in one piece
Sliding along the bottom
of a beautiful song-
It's violent
but you saw this coming
all along

There's a race, in the desert,
In the desert of New Mexico
They're all dying-
Like flying hot air balloons...

A Song for a Girl (rest in peace)

It was 2 weeks ago or less
That I heard from her last
Got word that Amy
Took her own life
I can't say I'm not surprised
Never saw it in her eyes
A distaste for the World
So bad that she'd wanna die

All throughout this country
There are people in poverty
And corn fields that stretch
To the horizon
Still, beautiful girls
In their diamonds and pearls,
Are at the end
Of their own tight rope

There's a giant cross
On the side of the highway
An exit or two away
from where we stayed
And give it a week,
I'll be back on the beach
Reminded of just how
Temporary-
This fragile, dying day.

Glad I got to meet you darlin,
I know you were there
Glad I got to look into your eyes
I knew you were alive.

Close your eyes darlin,
There's peace in rest.
There's peace in rest.

saturnalia

what happened
to that squeaky little voice?

your tiny hands
just barely reach the bottle
so far
the time when
we'd sleep on the beach,
under the stars
gave way
to the drugs, the music,
fast girls, fast cars
always moving,
waking up, not knowing
where you are

i was watchin the sun set
when you kissed me
you kissed me
tried to get my attention
we fell off the edge
gave in
to a wreckless oblivion

what ever happened to romance?

the fearless run off
with all the roses
and blood and sex

what ever happened
to the ghost of saturnalia?

they ran through the streets
with nothing on their feet
or hiding their hearts

what ever happened
to those moist mornings
of coffee and cigarettes
and your naked body,
my aching love?


this town
breathes a cloud
of cold night

and i know,
i know,
that part of you
would love it here
the lights so bright,
the sky so clear.