Flashy Python - Avalon's Snake Breath lyrics

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Flashy Python - Avalon's Snake Breath lyrics

(Part One: Winter on the Beach) Gee, did we sit upon Gold-plated pillows As Avalon's snake breath emerged blood and spittle? The sky was vermouth, As our eyes met the green sea, And I was right there wishing you were there with me below The officer waited in his car As if for me to drive 95 With an open scotch-whiskey Should I sympathize with the moon That is rising to greet sudden footsteps, Why do we draw such fine lines in the snow? The ocean, it purrs and it rubs up against me, The oil barge sighs, And the fishing boat steadies The houses dripped red As I shook off my head And I rolled it upon the sand dunes of New Jersey To my Mother I leave So much more than I have kept, The God of small things is in my kitchen cabinet The D.J. might sigh And the bills may be upset, Just tell them I would if I could but I just can't go on (Part Two: Mercury Rising) I'm stupid, I'm stupid, I'm stupid, No time for the family Work ‘til I'm blind in the both eyes I'm tripping, I'm tripping, I'm tripping on thought That I had when I was young, oh, now where did they come from? I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting around For us bus for to take me to wait for another I'm locking, I'm locking, I'm locking wide doors Please don't knock, I am sleeping inside on the floor I'm catching, I'm catching, I'm catching the worm Just to ask him if he would remember this moment I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling below Now to memories' footprints, a sigh and a photo I'm asking, I'm asking, I'm asking for bread Would you come back to visit me after I'm dead? (Part Three: Yesterday Went Away) Yesterday went away With the fire in the earth And was smothered with mud from the ocean Yesterday took a fall As it was unrehearsed And today finds itself duly sweating Yesterday went away As I tried to recall Where the doctor had left my emotion Yesterday skipped along With its flowery talk ‘til a bullet stopped dead its strict motion Yesterday did its hair In the candlestick glare With the neighborhood champ and miss homely Yesterday kicked me from The tallest of horses And made off with my youth and my c**aine