Blacken the Other Eye

On another Waste of color Dead on arrival One through the roof of the mouth He went under this complicit sun Warm and free Same old problem... 'insufficient funds" Will they always win Pain eraser Rainbow chaser A rag in the tailpipe Nobody saw her again She went under this complicit sun Almost free Tandem driver, pickup idling by And the search began We went nowhere We took the safe way And no one cared Windows bolted Wanting the same things; An unending ride A complete rewind The ultimate payday No one cares Reputation Nothing but paper now We sold ourselves out And you don't like violence But you like the respect it commands And you don't touch the hard stuff At least not with your bare hands All it takes is just one day out in the sun And the flies begin to blacken both eyes What about restitution? A knife in the armpit A bullet below the tongue Well if that's where the line is I will be still for both of us No more worm in the apple I will be sick for both of us If it helps you remember I will show you where it began No more light in the window Nothing left but the memories I will be there