we douse our hands with gasoline
strike a match to burn deep clean
we start the files 
that no one sees
shine like weapons on the sea
we walk a path that goes between
your floor and my ceiling
scrapped the jar until it was clean
but we can't see where that leads

all of these movies 
lack consequence
i quench my thirst
with common sense
suckk the faucets 
to wet our lips
take this pressure
stick to it
standing ovations
will break my stride

i'm sick of kissing limbless fists
i don't have this in me 
you said this is when we kiss
but i think you missed me

landless horses
they never sleep
and high ceilings
they never reach

piles and piles of useless things
douse them all in gasoline
walk a path that goes between
nothing and everything
we can't see where that all leads
we just need 
what makes us go to sleep

i lift myself up to my knees 
to see you smile before you leave. 

China Beach Mask

this dance
is almost over
my chance 
is almost dead and gone
our hands
are getting closer
this romance
is out of time

we met under the best of circumstance
we danced 
under the moon above
our hands
were tied at the wrist
this romance 
is far from worthless

we took our time
we said our lines
we sat aside
you watched it go by


Chicago Style

this is the pitch i chew
cut loose the switch you choose
the impact of this conversation
might leave a bruise
hundreds of hues of blue
i caught a glimpse of you
it's just an overview
the thing s i've seeen you do
the things i do to you

just look around you 
we are the ones that serve you
you are surrounded

you should not trust people
it's a bad idea

I like killing flies
get in line
wait your time 

Don't Piss On My Television

i'm not ready
it's not funny
this is guess work
at best, i'm lazy

he got off to easy
he got caught 
he's reeling
he can't breathe
he's scratching
for all his thoughts and feeling

she asked me to murder him
he said she said 
the opposite
what can i do 
i can't forget

pictures fall from
the eyewitness
does not stipulate the facts the fiction

he got off
he got lost
he's reeling
he can't make sense of 
all the things he's feeling
she doesn't 
want to 
watch this on tv
they switch from 
station to station

please don't satellite
this space station
brightest at night
then it goes away

this is not the right story
why didn't someone tell me
i'd have to climb higher than this

Beat Off More Than I Can Chew

message on repeat
phone rings
baby is crying again

clock ticks 
bare witness
to all this

baby is crying again

tailspin will impact this landing

baby is crying again

my gums bleed into the sink
my head never made it 
out of the clouds
tried running, my feet 
stuck on the ground

these messages from me
you listening 
receiving
you should be dictating
this information
will be important
in the future
misinformation will be important

water the clouds


Neon 6

i am ready and willing
but unable
i don't know how to drive this car
i am ready and willing
i don't know how to fly this plane
i am ready
i don't know how to do this at all

this is the last time i try

Inept Mounds

My Dad Is My Only Friend, Don't Sit On My Table

we sleep on our feet 
dream on our knees
run through the fields 
to get to the seas

to catch your disease 

Put The Thing In The Thing

sharp knife it cut me
so deep that i bleed
my lungs
they seep 
up to the ceiling
my mind 
it can't see
all the things that you see
the beauty in all things
it escapes me

these are the pieces that fit together
that have been cut from the cloth
this is the flicker you fly towards
extinguish the life of a moth

sharp knife it cut me
so deep that i bleed
laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

so pastel