1. |
Imaginary Insects
03:41
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On days they had arranged to meet
he would sometimes wake from a dream
that he had been spread with honey
and now could not escape the flies.
Those nights they had agreed to meet
She would immerse herself in cream
She would win him with her softness
And he'd be locked withing her thighs
For hours after he would catch himself
flicking them away
imaginary insects.
Why she was so hungry for his presence
was a riddle "lady' he wants to shout
'It's over can't you let it rest
It's over can't you let it rest"
For hours after he would catch himself
flicking them away
imaginary insects
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2. |
How Many Ways
04:03
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How many ways
are there, you ask,
How many ways
are there, you ask,
the tortoise who tries always
the tortoise who tries always
to move forward even when
heavy rocks block your path.
Every one of the women you loved
might have brought you joy
had you known how to turn from the rocks.
But what if you went many ways
and loose the trail you should have made
But what if you went many ways
and loose the trail you should have made
moving forward even when memories
call out your name.
Every one of the women you loved
might have brought you joy
had you known how to turn from the rocks
Sometimes only the pressure
of your head against them
drove them to pace
like animals in cages
back and forth.
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3. |
Sodom
04:06
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Look, look at the light
See the sky grow bright from the fire
Burning up, last night we were one
I want you to stay in my eyes
Oh the wildest night
Holding the men
And women of Sodom
I want to love them all
Look into the night
Feel the blood dry out with desire
Burning up
Tonight we are one
I want you to stay
in my arms
Oh the wildest night
Holding the men
And women of Sodom
I want to love them all
Burning up into the fire
I want to be in your arms
Oh the wildest night
Holding the men
And women of Sodom
I want toot love them all
I'm turning into salt.
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4. |
Flying
03:15
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There she was back again in my dream,
The old queen of dance who tells me
You have to wean yourself from the floor,
From the earth, from anything beneath your feet…
Keep your head high, as if the sky
Is your highest border. Let your arms touch
Clouds, clouds: Push down on the tips of trees.
Believe me, she says, it will make dying easier.
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5. |
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It is, of course, the choice of life.
That act forced upon you at birth
is now a deed of creation and joy
you can embrace, make your own.
Let this verse aid the midwife, you,
to sooth the pangs of birth,
for in this we all are,
mother and child.
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6. |
Every Night
02:45
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you won’t believe the things Ii did last night
again Ii couldn't fight
my hunger for delight
the sunlight caught me in a stranger's bed
it smiled at me and said
try to forget what you just had
every night a different story every story a different night
I really wish I could be good tonight
keep bad thoughts out of sight
somebody please turn off the lights
and now Ii hear the demons at my door
they coming from the floor
I will have to give them more
every night a different story every story a different night
A different story
A different night
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7. |
Death
03:01
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He's tall and wears long heavy robes
I only see - it is Death I am following
when he turns and announces my end
He reaches out for the throat
and I thrust long red fingernails
into his eyes and he is forced
to shut them so I have time to escape
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8. |
Parting
03:08
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When she told me,
"I am not afraid
of dying,"
my heart
eased suddenly
for her
for me
although I knew
she might not
be telling
the truth
Long after
I understood
she only wanted
to be left to depart
with no guilt
for leaving with
no busy
intervention
in peace
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9. |
Parting II
01:26
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10. |
After Making Love
03:58
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we heard
a car alarm
from down the street
right after making love
right after making love
and couldn’t tell
if it had been raging
the whole time
right after making love
right after making love
or was just set off
by our resonance
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11. |
Fear (Bonus Track)
04:30
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12. |
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