59th St

Concrete Sea

I made my daughters immortal
I made all my sons rich
They said I died in Cincinnati
But I woke up with a hundred dollar tip
After two weeks on the docket
I don't feel too innocent 
But now you say it's different

I booked the last flight out of Cleveland
And they told me I could change my class
So I crashed into the church on Main St. 
And emptied out the federal savings bank
I can't stay for too long though
This investigation's gotta end
If I plead guilty would you save my twin?

Right now even the mayor's on strike
I heard the circus tried to negotiate
The picketers are paid with pills
And the payments are twenty seven weeks late
I got approved to fake my death
I was granted the midas touch
Now I just wait for my check on the first of the month

All My Daughters

Time travel is easy
I do it in my l sleep
I close my eyes
And when I wake, it's all near

Time travel is easy
I do it on repeat
Every single day
It's brand new scheme

I can see from a distance
I don't tangle, I don't spin
I deceive but I deliver
I leave nothing in the till

I can see from a distance
I can hear beneath the sea
I ain't no stranger
I been embedded now, I've been free

Say your prayers and please me
But never give me a plea
God don't know the difference
But I do and I see

Time Travel Is Easy

In my part of town, I meet a ghost every day
I tell you only one in ten is a fake
Some blow away, some head out to sea
But every single one gives me all that I need

In my part of town, it ain't never too late
First you wait a while then you just hesitate
So you got empty eyes well I got a hollow shell
At least I know you've got a story to tell

Started out invisible
Now you got nowhere to be
Never be seen

Drive a stake through it, eat it up
It might be your fortune, it might just be luck
Don't make no difference if you visited before
When they finish your prayer, they close the door

Started out invisible
Now you got nowhere to be
Never be seen

Never be seen...

Meet a Ghost Every Day

I follow every sign until I come to the end
I take every turn until I circle back again
I see nothing in the distance, I feel the void from behind
Nobody's waiting, everything's aligned

I give half my days to the crude drilling machine
From top to bottom, it's got me on a leash
Sometimes I get a nickel, sometimes I get a dime
Every time, I'm going for a ride

I'm frozen by the scene, locked down at the gate
Now everything comes cheap, but it comes with a wait
I stopped picking up the phone, I don't listen for my name
Everybody who calls me, all they wanna do is tap my veins

It can be too easy with your back against the wall
Turn around, say it's not me, it's been him all along
Some day we're coming to, I can see it already now
There's a time when you're not even around

it's cold in the hudson
it's long, wide, and deep
every time you see it
you know you can't compete

took you for a ride
nothin' was a surprise
but every single time
you know you'll never fly

it's cold in the hudson
it's long, wide, and deep
it don't care what state you're in
as long as you can see it

inside
outside
never die
never, never, never, never die

The Hudson

one more shot before I go
one more night before I let you know

your doctor came and went
made you recite the alphabet

one more shot before you go
one more night before you have to let me know

so many people came through this door
I wonder what I followed them for

brnstz