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EMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: WHEN SATAN WEPT
"Won't somebody tell me,
Answer if you can,
I want somebody to tell me,
What is the Soul of a Man?"
(Blind Willie Johnson)
Once upon a time
When I was down
A big funny clown came up to me.
He bowed his head politely and said,
"Hey let's talk."
What the fuck?
Is all I could think,
As he snapped his fingers
And in a wink
I was laying on the couch of a shrink.
And he said:
"Sorry for that dirty little trick,
But you do seem quite quite sick."
So come on and take
One little hit!
For your soul
I'll make you whole, whole, whole:
Even those you hate
Will love you.
And you'll never
Have to be alone
With Yourself...no, no, no, no, no.
I'll fill your emptiness
With secrets just between us.
With me there's no need to confess...
No need to confess!
Confess....confess...no need to confess!
But please
Take it easy on me,
All this feeling just makes a mess!"
And i said:
"You won't get my sympathy!
Who you think you're talking to? Motherfucker I'm more Devil than you!
And hey Joker listen up,
Look at my brothers and sisters too,
We are all one Evil Rockin' Family and More Devil than you!"
"Well, let's get more into that pact.
Leave the feelings out, just the facts.
But in the meantime
come on and hit it!
For your soul
I'll make you lovable!
To everybody
To everybody
To everybody."
And then he got serious
And changed shape
To all those I still hate,
So I drew my sword.
(Two riders were approaching...
And the wind began to howl.)
And then he said,
"Ok, I'll be honest.
I'm not here to take your soul,
Fuck no!
The end is coming soon!
So kill me now!
And you can take my Throne!
You've earned it!
Just one more swing of your sword!
You've done it before!
And I said, "No!
Not anymore!"
...and sad ole Satan wept...
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THE SONG OF ROSE IN THE LAND OF DESPERADOS
A young boy takes seven steps and
Sticks out his chest.
He says, "No one above, no one below
Is gonna steal my show.
I'm a motherfuckin' cowboy and a Viking King
Man in this world I can do anything!
I'm a Rock-n-Roll Astronaut and I'm ready For war...hey...come on...ya lookin for a War!"
...a Buddha, now on a Crusade,
He closes his eyes and
Waits for the sign
That he feels, that he's alive!
His wings begin to melt and then
The king he cries, "He's falling back to us, He's turned to dust...my son!"
The Sungod spoke, "All your deeds... Mean nothing to me. Your flags, triumphs And fables...have no place at my Table!"
His sister gathers his ashes and then
She takes the king
By the hand
But he's too weak to stand.
She plants a Rose seed next to the throne
And says,
"Glory and Gold
And lust
Have emptied
Our home,
Our home!"
Ophelia...
She climbs the castle walls,
Ophelia...
She climbs the castle walls,
And cries
"Only ghosts fill these halls!
Where have all...
Where have all our men gone?"
And no one catches her fall.
And then one day as the old broken king Sat alone on his throne,
Little Rose had bloomed and he asked her Where all his Darlings had gone.
She said, "Well you're all a bunch of heroes, motherfuckin' cowboys and Viking Kings, but you don't have any time...no... Any time for my sisters and me!"
Then from a thousand miles she heard That voice only daughters can know:
"Rose, I'm coming home!
My Darling I'm coming home!
I'm so sorry I left you alone,
My Darling, I'm coming home!"
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THOR'S PRAYER: CARRIERS OF THE LIGHT
The Hammer of Thor!
I am on the march!
I am locked and...
Loaded with a hate that you cannot understand.
My creativity for killing was written with your hands.
I'll rain razorblades on your wives and children
And make you pay for putting my fire
Out!
Now open your mouth.
The noises fade,
The tastes and touch they fade,
But the faces and smells they remain!
My god, the dead are swimming in my Veins!
Swimming in my veins!
I have put out
the light
in my heart.
To hide
from these ghosts.
And in this
FInsterness
(This Finsterness!)
I cannot find my Hammer
(My Hammer!)
Oh Father is this all I've become,
Blinded by wrath?
Tell my sons!
My dear sons!
Be carriers of the Fire!
Of the Fire!
Carriers of the Fire!
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