Meat

There's this guy in a hole

And his arms are unjointed and he sways

There's a gap where his eyes

Used to stare, disappointed, at the days

We don't have much time to

Say all the things we have to say

But still we pay mind to

The flesh that's destined for the clay

There's a book that I read

Made of muscle and sinew from my side

Though the writing is poor

I'm compelled to continue where lied

We don't have much time to

Say all the things we have to say

But still we pay mind to

The flesh that's destined for the clay

There's song in my mouth

Struggling hard to escape me where it may

But it's viscous and raw

Too naive and unshapely to betray

We don't have much time to

Say all the things we have to say

But still we pay mind to

The flesh that's destined for the clay

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave

There's a bone in my hand

Freshly wrenched from the manhole at my feet

And it writes from the book

Dripping words I untangle from the meat

We don't have much time to

Say all the things we have to say

But still we pay mind to

The flesh that's destined for the clay

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave

And we don't want to waste our time

In case we've passed out peak and prime

And now must fall into decay

So close your eyes and close your mind

Pretend with me that we have climbed

Out of the shadow of the grave