The Lunatic — Hardcore Nonsense Verses (Remastered)

[Intro – Mad Man Rant] [Verse 1 – The Lunatic] Brick-talk, wristwatch, soup in the safe I count every crumb like it’s part of the case Big coat, small boat, parked in the hall I tax the doormat every time that I call Goldfish got a crew and they swim on command Rubber-band royalty, crumbs in my hand I sell fake maps to a kingdom of spoons Then vanish through the vent while I’m howling at noon My left sock keeps receipts from a card game with mice My right sock says Tuesday is charging me twice I fold up the hallway, put it under my coat Then every chair gets nervous when I clear my throat I got a crown made of everything Kra-ka, vesh-vosh, hollow in the hall Hee-ya, nah-nah—watch the angels fall Come down, come down, don’t blink, don’t breathe There’s a little red hand underneath your sleeve Grah-grah, zula-zum, teeth inside the tune I’m the guest in your head and I’m leaving soon [Verse 2 – Multiple Personalities] I wake up—no, we wake up—who’s driving this face? One wants a medal, one wants a hiding place Doctor says “Name?” I say, “Pick one from the stack” The saint in the mirror keeps whispering “attack” The child counts windows, the king counts gold The witness takes notes on the things we’re told I’m the one with the mouth full of gasoline I’m the one who swears that the room is clean Switch—now I’m gentle, pass me the tea Switch—now I’m somebody watching me Four voices argue over one set of shoes Five different alibis, none of them true We trade out the keys when the chorus arrives Everybody’s dead, but the loudest one survives [Hook – Evil / Gibberish] Come down, come down, let the black bell ring I got a crown made of everything Kra-ka, vesh-vosh, hollow in the hall Hee-ya, nah-nah—watch the angels fall Come down, come down, don’t blink, don’t breathe There’s a little red hand underneath your sleeve Grah-grah, zula-zum, teeth inside the tune I’m the guest in your head and I’m leaving soon [Bridge – Backwards Speaking / Strange Noises] [Backwards vocal texture: “I was here before you knew my name”] The spoon says run, the floor says stay A dead man’s ringtone starts the day Mmm—ka—rrr, the window coughs I hear the wires laughing when the signal drops [Final Verse – The Lunatic] Night shift, ice drift, crumbs in the crown I run a tiny empire underneath the town Freezer full of moon dust, mailbox full of dice I send one to the ceiling, it returns with a price Mama calls from the radiator, says, “Boss, keep cool” I tell her every goldfish now attends my school Lock one window, unlock two, let the ceiling breathe Put a paper tiger in a velvet sleeve The block sleeps neat while my bloodstream drums I hear ten tiny landlords beating on the drums If I sound calm, that’s the hustle in disguise If I say “come closer,” count your fingers, count your eyes Morning finds me grinning with a key in my teeth To a door made of gravy underneath the concrete [Final Hook – Evil / Gibberish] Come down, come down, let the black bell ring I got a crown made of everything Kra-ka, vesh-vosh, hollow in the hall Hee-ya, nah-nah—watch the angels fall Come down, come down, don’t blink, don’t breathe There’s a little red hand underneath your sleeve Grah-grah, zula-zum, teeth inside the tune I’m the guest in your head and I’m leaving soon [Outro – Rant Fading] They moved the hallway back. No—wait. That’s worse. That’s much worse.