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Skyglow (Hey Lucky Star)
03:13
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hey, lucky star
bright, upturned horseshoe
did the neon outshine you
did the skyglow
leave a stardust residue
and spoil our rendezvous
hey, lucky star
wishbone in the blue
you lit the candles and I knew
who killed the flicker
at our table set for two
and now I owe my breath to you
so no misfortune can I rue
hey, lucky star
shamrocks in my shoes
on my march to Timbuktu
hey, lucky star
write your bright haiku
and I’ll scan the skies for you
no misfortune can I rue
come on, light the avenue
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Grand Mal
04:44
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nine years in Kabul
a couple of jobs to do
driving nails and turning screws
seven years in Somalia
anti-aircraft looky-loo
watching porn and sniffing glue
four months in Detroit
selling Chevy Malibus
moonlighting selling shoes
six weeks in Dallas
cooking chicken vindaloo
in a shack on Whitehurst Avenue
oh, my steadfast hospital
I’m going home to Grand Mal
flickering daydreams
that I lost to carelessness
with the sins I don’t confess
split-second of seeing
the aura of loneliness
in this place I’m just a guest
I’m going back to Grand Mal
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Brownout
02:55
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hanging on the boulevard, another fading year
soaking in the sunshine as the hours disappear
slip into the shadows as the sunshine dissipates
floating in the heavens in an atmospheric state
shriek of a heartbeat
soul of a shout
blown-out transformer
the power going out
shriek of a heartbeat
blood of a doubt
blown-out transformer
the power going out
in the brownout
in the town outside of the range
riding to emergency I feel a stutter pulse
drowning in the urgency I shudder and convulse
pull of the IV
dripping morphine
a quiet forest
where the trees are evergreen
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4. |
Scar in Place
02:45
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lightning in the skies
I covered up my eyes
the valley rains
thunder in the trees
a weakness in my knees
the valley rains
I was lost in curling clover
held my breath ’til it was over
saw a dying spark
and stumbled in the dark
the valley rains
felt the autumn wind
and caught my breath again
the valley rains
I was bathed in fecund darkness
pled to fate it wasn’t heartless
and seasons changed until I knew
the way it rains when I’m with you
the way the sun blots out the moon
and flickers in late afternoon
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When They Make the Movie
04:26
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when they make the movie
when they get the rights
when they build the sets and hang the lights
breathtaking color will fill the screen
we never saw except inside our dreams
I’ll have a stunt double
rolling in the rubble
and you’ll be glowing
in the cinematographer’s eye
when they make the movie
when they write the lines
for fallen heroes and valentines
movie actors with their hearts intact
will hit their marks in the redemption act
and we’ll win, again
like we did in our dreams at the dawn of our years
when they make the movie
of this life lived in arrears
based on a true story
I’ll take you there, you know
I’ll take you to the show
life is what we've made
oh, oh, razor blade
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