Talk of circles and punching out
Looking in drawing circles down
Falling up the south marking ground
Talking out of turn drawing circles down

Like Pilate I have a dog
{Obeys listens kisses loves}

Walks me out of town
Still one's a crowd
Making angels in the dirt
Looking up looking all around

Like Pilate I have a dog
{Obeys listens kisses loves}

Stunned by my own reflection
It's looking back, sees me too clearly
And I swore I'd never go there again
Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down, you down, you down

Like Pilate, I have a dog
{Obeys, listens, kisses, loves}


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    Jeff Ament read Mikhail Bulgakov's book "The Master and Margarita." The book is about a man named Pilate who stands on a mountain with only his guitar and dog. His dog is his only companion and it "obeys listens kisses loves" Pilate, but what Pilate really wants is to have a partner to love him. He doesn't want to be alone any longer. Instead, Pilate grows old with his dog who "obeys listens kisses loves."

    Shadowboxer19on September 08, 2002   Link

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