Lyrics
On the Way to Oklahoma
On the way to Oklahoma, I turned into a cat
My true love was a Tiger, I'm sure you can see that
I called the tiger Dolly, it was my mother's name
On the way to Oklahoma you finally became sane
On the way to Oklahoma, a voice inside my mind
Demanding that my senses expanded space and time
The voice revealed a feeling of heated ecstasy
On the way to Oklahoma, I peed upon a tree
On the way to Oklahoma, I needed to eat meat
So I attacked a dog who was sleeping in the heat
While eating in the sunshine a pleasant thing occurred
On the way to Oklahoma I licked myself and purred
(chorus)
On the way to Oklahoma, his split became complete
Reality had faded, his fantasy complete
The world he had constructed, from felines and despair
On the way to Oklahoma, became as clear as air
Olive and Gray
He wasn't dreaming,
When he started screaming
“He touched my penis,
And it went away”
Removing his pants, he
Held in his hand, the
Shriveled up gland, he
Said was a fake
“He silently traded
Mine for this hated
Lump that is shaded
Olive and gray”
Pointing his finger
Right at the stranger
He said that the danger
Will escalate
Unless we kill it
Torture and spill its
Blood without guilt, it
Won't go away
The stranger was shocked when
Rocks began flocking
Around him knocking
His senses away
Like a mad hound he
Was pounded and pounded
'Til he was dead
What Have My Chickens Done Now?
Old Woman:
What have my chickens done now
Young Girl:
She took a mouse out of a pouch
And made me put it in my mouth
5 Sisters:
We call out her name
And beg for a shaming
Young Girl:
She made me spit and shake and scream
She made me make myself unclean
Old Woman:
She calls out my name
But I'm not to blame, but
Maybe my chickens know how
Old Woman:
I don't know why she told on me
I'm sick and sad and eighty three
Young Girl
I knew when I named her
The devil had claimed her
Old Woman:
It must be my chickens somehow
They accused my daughter and
Scratched her on the face and hand
They bite their toungues and bear their teeth
Then they scratch me til I bleed
5 Sisters:
As long as she remains
We will keep her in pain
I know her chickens are foul
Old Woman:
I know I'm not to blame
But I'm tired of the bloodstains
I have to find a way out
Under stress I did confess
Just to make them stop, I guess
What can my chickens do now?
5 Sisters:
We knew if named her
God would not claim her
Old Woman:
My pain was in vain
For they were all against me
5 Sisters:
Around her neck they tied a noose
And they killed her family, too
Young Girl:
Only her chickens know now
Two Lips
Oh, we have to buy a tulip
Yes, we have to buy a tulip
Oh, we have to buy a tulip
So we'll sell our home
We will sell our clothes
And we'll sell our shoes
Everything we own
We'll sell to you
My doctor bought a tulip
And my banker bought a tulip
And my lawyer bought a tulip
So I'll buy one, too
Maybe I'll buy ten
Maybe I'll buy more
All my friends scored
Tulips galore
YES! WE HAVE TO BUY!
NO! WE DON'T KNOW WHY!
YES! WE'LL BUY OR DIE!
YES! WE HAVE TO BUY!
NO! WE DON'T KNOW WHY!
YES! WE'LL BUY OR DIE!
NO! WE DON'T KNOW WHY!
YES! WE'LL BUY OR DIE!
Would you like to buy a tulip?
Would you like to buy a tulip?
Would you like to buy a tulip?
You can pick and choose
I have sold my wife
And my children, too
I have nothing but tulips to lose
YES! WE HAVE TO BUY!
NO! WE DON'T KNOW WHY!
YES! WE'LL BUY OR DIE!
Mr. Bee's Bumble
(Instrumental)
Inner Space
When I think about my father
I see a silver ship
Sailing on the oceans of nirvana
When I think about my father
On his sad and lonely trip
I wonder if he misses me and mama
When I think about my father
I see someone who's sick
Of breathing life into a lost persona
When I went to see my father
I was his only friend
No one knew he was a lonely soldier
When I went to see my father
He was bitter at the end
When the wind was a blowing so much bolder
I went to see my father
Who was dying to pretend
The emptiness of like would soon be full of him
I went to see my father growing colder
Dead Men
Dead men are staring up at angels
Dead men are staring at the ground
Dead men have little inspiration
Dead men just like to lie around
Dead men were reaching out to glory
But nothingness is all they found
Heroes always go to heaven
Heroes never die in vain
Heroes always speak the truth and
Heroes never explain
Dead men are only in the way
Dead men are only in the way
Dead men are only in the way
Dead men are only in the way
My Window
Steven said little Ted was dead
I read in a letter today
The same for Monica's monkey he said
Quietly it passed away
Mister Coo Coo has fallen asleep
His eyes were black and his beak was brown
Mister Coo Coo has fallen asleep
But soon his home will be underground
The wind was cold and the world was old
When I went to my window today
The sky was dark as a hopeless heart
When I went to my window today
Ingrid's Oily Tongue
(Instrumental)
Mother No More
I will never hear you in the morning, no
I will never hear your voice again
You will never say that you love the little cakes
That I bake so early in the morning, no
I will never hear it again
She'll never hear him in the evening, no,
She will never hear his voice again
He will never say “It's my favorite time of day,”
When the sun is setting in the evening, no,
She will never hear it again
But I know I'll hear you when it's late at night
And you're sleeping in your room again
You will dream of the faraway wickedness of war
And I'll hear you sobbing after midnight, no,
You will not say “mother” again
No, you won't say “mother” again
Dreaming of an Anthill (Teeming)
(Instrumental)
Elmer's Song
Leave your burdens behind
Leave your burdens behind
Let your spirit be
Free from gravity
Leave your burdens behind
God is waiting for you
God is waiting for you
There's no need to be
In uncertainty
God is waiting for you
Once I was exactly like you
An empty vessel on full view
I thought that there was no other way
I thought the thoughts you think today
My wife was sinister and unclean
My children were morose and mean
My discontentment was so complete
My mind retreated into sleep
Love will live in repose
Love will live in repose
Let your leisure zone
Be your cornerstone
Love will live in repose
But soon a voice inside of a dream
Said “Son you can become My Cream,”
With words that echoed in me God said
“White people should remain in bed.”
Take a load off your feet
Take a load off your feet
Turn your misery
Into ecstasy
Take a load off your feet
We will give it to you
We will give it to you
Sleep is purified
Sweet and sanctified
So we'll give it to you
The Monkey Man
I see him when I'm dreaming
His teeth are white and bare
He's riding on a stallion
The wind is in his hair
If he were made of china
He's have a special stand
Beside my china ponies
I love the monkey man
I wake up every morning
And smell his golden hair
He stands outside my window
And watches me with care
He smiles at all my ponies
And dances when he can
I'll look for him tomorrow
I love the monkey man
Monkey Man
Monkey Man
Monkey Man
Monkey Man
The Whispering Boys
The Whispering boys will not go away
The Whispering boys have nothing to say
But they scream and they cry
And they run and they hide
From their bodies
The Whispering Boys have answered the call
The Whispering Boys surrender their all
To the blame and the blood
Of an albino dove
Made of love
The Whispering Boys are perfect and pure
The Whispering Boys are sacred and sure
And sometimes they are known
To take children whose homes
Are unknown
The Whispering Boys, they stay out of sight
The Whispering Boys, they meet late at night
But they bond to their fate
And they're saved when they
Self mutilate
Burn My Bones
Sleeping deeply in the blood
It turns my memories to mud
And gnaws inside me like a dog
Whose leg is caught beneath a log
It eats itself until it's free
But I'll eat them instead of me
HUNGER! ANGER!
HUNGER! ANGER!
HUNGER! ANGER!
HUNGER! ANGER!
PLEASE SOMEBODY! BURN MY BONES!
PLEASE SOMEBODY! BURN MY BONES!
PLEASE SOMEBODY! BURN MY BONES!
And leave the ashes in the snow