Murder Therapy

A man with a badge stopped me in the deli today
And asked me for any identity that I had

I stopped
I was shocked
And I rustled through my coat to find my wallet
As I listened to the voice seeping in from his radio

A shot killed her
Five feet and two inches of energy
Struck and stolen by a Magnum 44
A shot did her in

Got out of the deli
And wrapped myself in a blanket I found on the sidewalk
Sat down on the sidewalk
And watched the blind man across the street
Making decisions now

When I get home
I'm gonna sell my soul at the crossroads
When I get home
I'm gonna deactivate my Facebook account
When I get home
I'm gonna neuter my dog
And then I'm gonna sleep for twenty-four hours
And pray when I wake in the fading shadow of a strange disturbing night
I'll remain alone

A shot killed her
Five feet and two inches of energy
Struck and stolen by a Magnum 44
A shot did her in

She's buried in the corner
Waits for dinner
Doesn't speak Chinese
She can't help decipher the mysterious book I got in the mail

The man with the gold in the mouth of the room sits beneath the Martian
The boy from space camp
Livin' poisonous dreams
But he's a free man now

I am a ghost in the body of a human
Watch me crawl
Wait up for the morning
I'm the center of attention in my mind

Watch me crawl
Wait up for the morning
I'm the center of attention in my mind
The center of attention in my mind

I'm sitting in front of a wall early on a Monday morning
Every day those weird pink puzzles of bone and ego spill like manic paint
Into the New York City transit system

One goes here
One goes there

Everyone is from somewhere
And now we are nowhere
Liquids and kids campaign for the right to be solid

Bernard's pale lavender voice remains glued to the back of my TV screen
Holy ghost holy ghost holy ghost

Bernard's pale lavender voice remains glued to the back of my TV screen
Holy ghost
Holy ghost