Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
here's a picture from the house of meat
are you the person i'm scheduled to meet
to assess my skeleton's worth?
do the earth
curtains open and the guests are fried
in my attempt to seem dignified
i re-enact my birth
do the earth
do the earth i wanna ramble in opium fields
playing tricks on the invasion boys
penetrator like a space invader - do the earth
do the earth- this tear will never wash away
on any human sanitation day
and i will starve to death and wither away
unless you feed me
I'm too tired to run from the tiger
i'm too dumb to hide in the bushes
i'm a human costume with veins of gold
i'll face the punching bag - do what i'm told
til i get old and have to dwell
in the valley of the ironman
do the earth -- you beckon me and leave it up to fate
you offer salvation and i salivate
and the thought of my next free cheese
hear the voice
are you the person i'm scheduled to meet
to assess my skeleton's worth?
do the earth
curtains open and the guests are fried
in my attempt to seem dignified
i re-enact my birth
do the earth
do the earth i wanna ramble in opium fields
playing tricks on the invasion boys
penetrator like a space invader - do the earth
do the earth- this tear will never wash away
on any human sanitation day
and i will starve to death and wither away
unless you feed me
I'm too tired to run from the tiger
i'm too dumb to hide in the bushes
i'm a human costume with veins of gold
i'll face the punching bag - do what i'm told
til i get old and have to dwell
in the valley of the ironman
do the earth -- you beckon me and leave it up to fate
you offer salvation and i salivate
and the thought of my next free cheese
hear the voice
Lyrics submitted by I Saw Star Wars
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And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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