She has six swans singing in her saunaSo she can't hear what's going onNo she can't hear what's going onIn the outside worldIn the outside worldIn the outsideBad black and white menStanding in their pigpenSelling guns to simpletonsTo shoot 'em in the abdomenAnd she's not interested in thatAnd she's not interested in thatShe has six swans singing in her saunaOutside - world - … [Read more...]

How bright are the fires of thoughtIn a chain of commandHow bright is the medical torchWhen it's put in our hand My microbes and ICan't wait to lay down and dieWe realise that we must be spentLike the cells that dissolve when a brainwave is sentHow bright are the fires of thoughtIn a chain of command My bloodgroup and meA body of soldiers are weTo the wound we quickly … [Read more...]

From pools of xylophone clear From caves of memory I saw the children at heart That we once used to be Borne on foaming seahorse herd Compose with trumpeting shell From lines across their hands A song as new as new moon As old as all the sands Shrank to stagnant from Atlantic wild Lost that child 'til mermaid Smiled Summoned by drum rolling surf As … [Read more...]

I've been praying all the week throughAt home, at work and on the busI've been praying I can keep youAnd to earn enough for us I can take humiliationAnd hurtful comments from the bossI'm just praying by the weekendI can earn enough for us Found a house that won't repair itselfWith it's windows crackingAnd a roof held together with holesJust because we're at the bottom of … [Read more...]

Ha Ha HaHo Ho HoNow you see itNow you don'tHas no bonesTo hurt your throatGood and sweetNice to eatIf you like itJust repeat I'll set myself on fireI'll set myself on fireI'll set myself on fireOh strike my handOn a stone JoanGod knows this is yukDo it all in unisonHa Ha HaHo Ho Ho We have the poolAh - No that's cruelWhy do you take me forA fool?Try the railsIt's just not … [Read more...]