Nothing is True

You get nothing back for all you've saved Just eternity and a spacious grave She said, nothing is true, everything is permitted Things just go from bad to worse Starts like a kiss and ends like a curse But nothing's true, she said, everything is permitted She got jewels on her tongue to time the stars She drives all morning in unmarked cars But nothing's true, yeah, it's all permitted She got these special tools just to keep things tight They robbed her eyes long ago of light But nothing's true, she told me it's all permitted She got inscrutable poise and nihilist charms She gets her sleep through tubes in her arm She said, nothing's true, she said everything is permitted She nods on graves, the marble's cold and white Her dreams surround the sun like a satellite She said, nothin' is true, she told me it's all permitted The spiders milk her thigh, it does not phase her She cleans her skin with a krypton laser Nothin' is true, everything is permitted She got heels so high, she got a gown so thin Her eyes stop the whip before it tames her sin She says, nothing is true, everything is permitted Until they perfect the techniques to clone You all better remember you're all alone Because nothing is true, she said, everything is permitted