[00:18.75] And the first one tore a picture [00:21.24] Of a dead and hanging man [00:24.00] Who was kissing foreign fishes [00:26.86] That flew right out from his hands [00:29.47] And when I put my arms around him [00:32.41] Felt the blushing blood run through my cheeks [00:35.58] And an eerieness surrounded [00:37.95] When his tongue began to speak [00:40.51] And he said: "Oh, boy, you are so pretty" [00:43.63] "Enough to wrap tight in rice-paper string" [00:46.81] And when I finally kissed him [00:49.17] The whole world began to ring [00:51.59] Lost like a bell that's tipping over [00:54.79] With two cracks along both sides [00:57.39] And I knew the world was over [01:00.02] So I took a look outside [01:02.73] And watched the fires that were reaching [01:05.49] Up to the weather vanes and the tops of trees [01:08.85] And the waiting scene and the Sunday dream [01:11.44] They're all waiting here for me [01:15.14] [01:25.30] Deli markets with their flower stands [01:28.19] Their pretty girls and their burning men [01:30.72] Hanging out on the hooks [01:32.18] Next to window displays [01:33.75] And I took out my tongue [01:35.02] Twice removed from my face [01:36.51] Across a bridge and across the mountains [01:38.52] Threw a nickel in the fountain [01:41.19] To save my soul from all these troubled times [01:44.47] And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take [01:46.55] To soothe my mind so I'm always sober [01:49.74] Always aching, always heading towards [01:54.61] Mass suicide, occult figurines [01:57.55] And wasted gas-station attendants [02:00.90] Attending to their jobs [02:03.68] And a nice drive in the country [02:06.36] Finds a nice cliff to drop off [02:08.79] Oh, when this life just gets so grating [02:12.04] All the grittiness of life [02:14.88] But don't take those pills your boyfriend gave you [02:18.02] You're too wonderful to die [02:21.75] [02:42.46] And the last one tore a picture [02:44.96] From the pornographic page [02:47.71] And all the pleasure points attacking [02:50.35] All the looks of love were staged [02:52.95] And it's a lie that you've been given [02:56.03] That just hurts you every day [02:59.08] So why should I lie here naked [03:01.84] When it's just too far away [03:03.99] From anything we could call loving [03:07.62] Any love worth living for [03:10.34] So I'll sleep out in the gutter [03:12.88] You can sleep here on the floor [03:15.45] And when I wake up in the morning [03:18.63] I won't forget to lock the door [03:21.03] 'Cause with a match that's mean and some gasoline [03:24.38] You won't see me anymore [03:29.65]