k** the vultures - The Jackal lyrics

[Verse 1] The torch has been pa**ed burnt down to ash Now we're back where we started when the scenery was black I never forget a face down in the water Breathe life in windpipes the dim lights wander Pin stripes on ya make a well dressed monster A dagger for a handshake and selfless posture 88 keys and not one fits the lock I waited on your steps where the sun stripped your block Every window was tinted Squinted my eyes to catch glimpses Sanity hanging by its hinges Senses attacked from all sides of the spectrum Head spun round had me speaking in a dead tongue Pa** the red rum I'm dry Fill it up high Might be the last time i see the setting sun So much that i've never done Don't know where to get it from I idolized forever young But petty crumbs get jettisoned Damnit, standing here stranded Dark side of the planet The jackal ran away with the canvas Damage was done Go ahead and run like we expect you to You prefer the pulpit I'll take the confession booth Call me pariah Call me a cab Call me flat tire i'll be rolling in in an hour and a Half empty cup let your tears fill it up Okay that's enough One time for the red door clinic The late night visits Two times for the two-timing mistress Third time's a charm Fourth time's exquisite But the fifth time around nobody's opened up for business [Chorus] Thought I knew how, though I knew when, thought I knew ya Guess not, hallelujah [Verse 2] Hook me with the jail bait Drag me by the tailgate Snail's pace, pick it up Drop me at the railway Fade away as quickly as you came I'm running a few names to spark a blue flame like butane You slang that as the news? who brang that in the room? Who claimed that as the truth? Now, look into my eyes might see your reflection Might see the black that you slept in Might see your own eyes blink upon closer inspection No sense of time or direction We dressed in the flesh that we came in The flesh that we left in Shed some along the way wound up with some fresh skin [Chorus] Thought I knew how, though I knew when, thought I knew ya Guess not, hallelujah [Verse 3] Truth be told you're a damn good liar Talked me into sleeping in a house on fire Distant, dislocated, disowned Damn, i must've pulled the short end of the wishbone Unlucky as the day is long As the night is cold As the blade is calm Flesh wounds on my palm out of place Left a sour taste Jesus, they crucify anybody now a days A coward's face grinning in my champagne Damn shame that i know the Devil by his last name Can't change which cards got dealt So i left em right there face down on the felt I felt the urgent hands of the cold wind Pull me off the walls before they closed in The most that i could manage Was to make my peace and vanish Cause the damage of your vanity has no end Old friend [Chorus] Thought I knew how, though I knew when, thought I knew ya Guess not, hallelujah