Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Dark Days The Sun has a solar flare The Earth just tilted on its axis The demon lies in his lair And licks at the goddess Abraxas Volcanoes long long dormant Send up plumes of gas India and Pakistan Start talkin' trash In these dark days Let's walk to the nearest cliff Let's walk to the river There's been a seismic shift I felt the whole Earth quiver Let's hold the party we said We would always hold Me with their blood on my hands You with their gold In these dark days Your conscience is worthless here Go peddle it under the street lights The hubris of love you carry Is attracting a swarm of meat flies Brandish brandish your weapon babe Sharpen your sharpest knives If you're not the king or the queen You're just working for the hive In these dark days --Graham Parker, from the album Deepcut to Nowhere File under Rants and Raves. 12:30:55 AM