turtle song

that turtle could be a rock in disguise 
fooling everyone
only indians know how to tell
they're so smart
they touch the dirt and feel it move
that excites me
that's exciting to me
that excites me
that makes me think
i remember being young and wanting to be
a cheetah
'cause they're so fast and strong
with all the meat on their bones
watch them sometime if you get a chance
that excites me
that's exciting to me
that excites me
that makes me wish
i was somewhere else
thinking someone else's thoughts
and not hollering from inside a deep well
the echo is big in here
hello
that reminds me
i'm inviting you
that reminds me
to invite you into 
a deep well
hollering from inside a deep well
'cause i was somewhere else
thinking someone else's thoughts
and not hollering
hollering from inside a deep well
hollering from inside a deep well
hello



hot day

revolving marbles spinning in the ???
around and down
and down
picking up stray particles
off the ground
long time i'm reaching under sand and stone
around and down
and down
it's because of stray particles
off the ground
??? dangling way too high
try taking off your noisy head
rest it on a pillow soaked in melted wax
??? easy now to see
catching sacred marbles
? books pressed in ?
around and down
catching silly novels
??? chinese figurines
try taking off your noisy head 
rest it on a pillow soaked in melted wax
??? easy now to see
try taking off your noisy head
rest it on a pillow soaked in melted wax



martha

in a puff of smoke
i leave reality
martha click clacking wings (?)
martha ??? close to a ???
i'd fly  ??
and ???
martha ???
tell me a thought so loud
i can feel the strength
through your silent mask
powder over grave 
expression unforgotten face
martha hold out your hand
tell me everything
and how you ??
i'd like to follow you
into your heart
i'd like to follow you
into your ???
martha ???
in a puff of smoke
i leave reality
to those still kept prisoner



halfway knowing

halfway knowing all the angles
tightly hidden under your hat
see no strings
see no strings
possible maybe definite might
most likely never
probably soon
definite might
almost a promise
always cover all your angles
tightly hidden under your hat
see no strings
see no strings
we like to see you
try to zigzag out of this world
always cover all your angles
tightly hidden under your hat
see no strings
see no strings
we like to see you
try to rezigzag (?) out of this 
possible maybe
definite might
most likely never
probably soon
definite might
almost a promise



brothers

four brothers
in the backyard
in the photos
one on the roof 
and two in the door
for some reason
they're all wet
long live ???
comfort found in dirty hands
dan's got red ink in his hand
and mike is looking far away
it's so green
such a smile in a moment of calm
accidental calm
dan the man mike the bike tom the bomb and joe schmoe
dan the man mike the bike tom the bomb and joe schmoe
four brothers
in this photograph
in the backyard
one on the roof
and two in the door
the south is their home
in a bamboo forest of sugar cane
one on the roof
and two in the door
it's so green
such a smile you ever did see
four brothers
four brothers



ohio

ohio
as go han ???
tai tashmash tei
domo arigato
mushi-mushi
these are the words i know in 
japanese
so anyway
there's this green mark on my boots
wondering what happened 
to all those lizard tails
and why no one keeps a black book
come back late late late
all the furniture is missing
monkey heartbeat
monkey heartbeat
go go
(try it one more time)



jungle jim

bleeding cry leisurely 
explain this one in your sleep
please 
fly by arriving
smack dab between knife and plate
deal with me
pine back and plead with me
cry while removing splattered splinter on a fingernail
with glee
dark carriages pull by 
an angry man
hi jungle jim
hi jungle jim
hi jungle jim 
hi jungle jim
plead with me
pine back and plead with me
dark carriages pull by 
an angry man
bottle rocket through the air
check sideways for the checkered flag
bye bye



nevermind

time comes essential
dressed in a heavy cloak
weightless armor
shielding tenderness
never mind
initial motivation clicks in
guided by your ???
??? across the lines 
breaking down the elements
that are inside your mind
try and stop from staring
brave soul that you are
see how easily 
the blocks get mixed up
this one doesn't fit into that square
could be
this could be
about the only one
but that would be a fat chance
close to the one
ending up being a fat chance
brave soul that you are
see how easily the blocks get mixed up
this one doesn't fit into that square
could be
this could be
about
about the only one
but that would be a fat chance
close to the one
ending up a fat chance
could be
may be
ending up staying a fat chance
see how easily
brave soul that you are