He certainly did earn that reputation.
Mercy me, the night is long
Take my pen to write you this song
Lord, is it harder to carry on
Or to know when you are done?
All my life I felt as though
I'm inside a beautiful
Memory replaying with the sound turned down low
Long life, show your face
Slow heart, curb your taste
Smoke me out of my hiding place
Long life, state your case
What in the world are we waiting for?
Building glowing cities along the shore
Where the wind batters in
Baiting my kin like a matador
So much value placed upon
What lies just beyond our plans
Waving my handkerchief
Running along to the end of the sand
Long life, speak your name
So tired of the guessing game
But something is moving just out of frame
Slow heart, brace and aim
Breaching slowly across the sea
One mast flash like the stinger of a bee
To take you away a swarming fleet
Is gonna take you from me
The universe is getting loose
Sodden spread from some leaden disuse
Rushing unhinged towards diminishing lights
Like a headless caboose
I will wait for you 'longside the ocean
And make do with my no-skin
But then long life, will you let me in?
And then slow heart, are you going to know him?
Long life, speak your name
I wait while I decry the wait
And when I die, may I relate
Slow heart, congregate
To leave your home and your family
For some distortion of property?
Well darling I can't go
But you may stay
Here with me
Take my pen to write you this song
Lord, is it harder to carry on
Or to know when you are done?
All my life I felt as though
I'm inside a beautiful
Memory replaying with the sound turned down low
Long life, show your face
Slow heart, curb your taste
Smoke me out of my hiding place
Long life, state your case
What in the world are we waiting for?
Building glowing cities along the shore
Where the wind batters in
Baiting my kin like a matador
So much value placed upon
What lies just beyond our plans
Waving my handkerchief
Running along to the end of the sand
Long life, speak your name
So tired of the guessing game
But something is moving just out of frame
Slow heart, brace and aim
Breaching slowly across the sea
One mast flash like the stinger of a bee
To take you away a swarming fleet
Is gonna take you from me
The universe is getting loose
Sodden spread from some leaden disuse
Rushing unhinged towards diminishing lights
Like a headless caboose
I will wait for you 'longside the ocean
And make do with my no-skin
But then long life, will you let me in?
And then slow heart, are you going to know him?
Long life, speak your name
I wait while I decry the wait
And when I die, may I relate
Slow heart, congregate
To leave your home and your family
For some distortion of property?
Well darling I can't go
But you may stay
Here with me
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Mercy me, the night is long. Take my pen, to write you this song.
Lord: is it harder to carry on, Or to know when you are done?
All my life, I've felt as though I'm inside a beautiful memory, replaying with the sound turned down low.
Long-life, show your face. Slow-heart, curb your taste. Smoke me out of my hiding place. Long-life, state your case.
What in the world are we waiting for- building glowing cities along the shore, where the wind batters, baiting my kin like a matador?
So much value, placed upon what lies just beyond our plans: waving my handkerchief, running along, till the end of the sand.
Long-life, speak your name. I'm so tired of the guessing game. But, something is moving, just out of frame: lSlow-heart, brace and aim.
Breaching slowly, across the sea, one mast- flash, like the stinger of a bee- to take you away, a swarming fleet is gonna take you from me.
The universe is getting loose: sodden spread, from some leaden disuse, rushing, unhinged, towards diminishing lights, like a headless caboose.
I'll wait for you, alongside the ocean, and make do with my no-skin. But then, Long-life, will you let me in? And then, Slow-heart, are you gonna know him? Long-life, speak your name, I wait, while I decry the wait. And when I die, may I relate: Slow heart, congregate.
To leave your home, and your family for some distortion of property? Well, darling, I can't go. But you may stay here, with me.