In and out of focus, time turns elastic In and out of focus, in and out of focus, time turns elastic In and out of focus, in and out of focus, time
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The first time I came over I was bitten by your dog You weren't even there 'cause you were walkin' in the fog I call you up and plead and beg and talk
The sound of flying swiftly, which makes it hard to find Pathway through the darkness, every time I fall behind I think I hear a whisper, around nearly
Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly The next
My friend, my friend he's got a knife A statement from his former life When he was easy but alone Beside him was an empty throne But what of silver silken
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I'd like to cut your head off so I could weigh it, what do you say? Five pounds, six pounds to seven pounds I'd like to go to your house and gather all
Don't want to be an actor pretending on the stage Don't want to be a writer with my thoughts out on the page Don't want to be a painter 'cause everyone
The old man knows very well Going down round the snowbank, there's a mound A mound that an old man knows good Look who raises his shoe all over this mound
I've been wading in the velvet sea I've been wading in the velvet sea I've been wading in the I've been wading in the I've been wading in the velvet
I press on the elastic sheet, I'm breathing through a slice Are they worms or are they serpents? Bubbles through the ice The source was quite invisible
Swinging on the lifeline Fraying bits of twine Entangled in the remnants of the Knot I left behind And asking you to help me make it Finally unwind But
Won't you step into the freezer? Won't you step into the freezer? Won't you step into the freezer? Won't you step into the freezer?
You may as well keep your belly full For the time may come when you'll rely On the layer of fat that separates you From the rabid dog and the common fly
I'll tell you about the driver who lives inside my head Starts me up and stops me, and puts me into bed He opens up my mouth when it's time for me to
If time were only part of the equation Then you could draw the boundaries of our cage You wouldn't pile another stone upon me And I'd be happy just to
Listen as she speaks to you Hear the voices flutter through The barriers arranged by you Close the shudders, draw the shades Filter out the everglades