Retreat!!

They took the shrine to the temple. But he wasn't there. They checked the mosque and the chapel. No, not there. . Since you've been away on holiday. The natives are all nightmares.

Proposals

Let's get one thing straight,. we don't have any answers.. We are proposals in a cosmic nursery,. and these massive stars,. they're just little twinkles,.

Pivotal

Strung out on leaving. One leg stretched for the curb. The other one grounds itself against rebirth. So the swallows will stay in the barn. The finches left a long time ago.

Opening The Hymnal/babies

Opening the Hymnal:. Welcome one and welcome all. To our small town. The lyrics are the exit and the roses are the same?. Inside this town, you'll find the guilt.

Northern Winds

Northern winds came whistling through evergreens. Like trains, one temper broods until a temperature breaks. And blooms, smashing and tearing what we've worked toward.

Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?

Mama, I'm Swollen

I was alone, I was at home. 'Til the fabric was torn. The cord was cut. My orbit had begun. . I was a simple being. I was simply being. Until I caught my own reflection.

Mama, I'm Satan

You're gonna do what I say. And say what I say. You stretch your peacock feathers. You're always on display. Don't act so goddamned conflicted. You wouldn't have it any other way.

Making Friends And Acquaintances

Loose-lipped secrets. I've seen those birdies chirping. Another promise perched on their fragile branches. Cradle and all.... . We all hide a diary beneath some mattress.

Let Me Up

Diseased heat, August on the 101. Let me up. The pale moon offers no consolations. Would you let me up?. . Mosquitoes fat with our marrow. Ebb and flow through the gumbo.

Into The Fold

The Sheperd: I can't say I've always been honest;. you can't say I've done a disservice.. The girl, she's just a child.. She's got a lot to learn, and I'm helping out..

In The Now

Don't wanna live in the now. Don't wanna know what I know. Don't wanna live in the now. Don't wanna know what I know. . Don't wanna live in the now. Don't wanna know what I know.

Ice Breakers

A right at the light. It's the long way home. But we've got a long time to kill. Before our guts are gutted. Of bad blood they've spilled. . I left on the light.

I Thought There'd Be More Than This

you got mixed feelings. upon arrival. you sneak to the bathroom. you stared so long. at the corpse you have become. . i thought there'd be more than this.

I Couldn't Love You

Love may be man made. But it must exist. It's what you want the most. And most resist. . Love's polluted, no, no, it's pure. It's convoluted. One thing I could say for sure.

Hymnals For The Heathen

Night has draped its cape of stars. Over our small town. From the campus and the tavern. To the chapel and infirmary. We've seen their dreams. We've found the goods.

Herald! Frankenstein

Harold Weathervein

Harold walks down any street of this town. Both crier & witness the sun drops clouds shift. His legs twitch. . The clocks chime on cafes, pharmacies, and dime stores, in bar rooms he stils all alone erupting..

From The Hips

I'm at my best when I'm at my worst. I'm at my worst when it's not rehearsed. I don't wanna know the goddamn words. I don't wanna have to spell it out.

Flag And Family

Your daddy and my daddy had a drink at the bar. Talking about what was best for me. Without a name or a degree,. Stubbornly holding onto you. And you pulling away from me.