34 states agree to join special tribunal for Ukraine] Concerns mount over speculative excess regarding SpaceX IPO Five Italian divers die in tragic incident in the Maldives [Intro - Slow, weeping acoustic blues guitar and vinyl crackle] [Verse 1] (A) Thirty-four wooden gavels are sleeping in a bathtub full of gin (A) Thirty-four wooden gavels are sleeping in a bathtub full of gin (B) And the verdict is a beggar with a padlock on his chin [Verse 2] (A) The auctioneer is selling kerosene to a rusted satellite (A) The auctioneer is selling kerosene to a rusted satellite (B) While the ticker tape strangles a comet in the dead of night [Chorus - Heavy, soulful wailing] Nail the shadow to the floorboards before the cellar starts to leak! A pocketful of gravel makes it harder for the ghost to speak Wipe the fingerprints right off the heavy, weeping chandelier Ain't no pendulum got time to wait for Monday to appear [Guitar Solo - Rusted, bending strings, slow and painful] [Verse 3] (A) Five hollow metal lungs went sinking past the coral reef (A) Five hollow metal lungs went sinking past the coral reef (B) And the ocean folded up the map to hide her sleeping grief [Outro - Fading out, slow tempo] Leave the umbrella on the porch, baby, the rain forgot its name...
