On the Back of a Crumpled Up Piece of Paper

My wife was a wanderer
I tamed her with my hand
That froze like lightning
When struck upon the sand

My old man was a pauper
Who dressed up like a prince
He walked off with the dog one night
I haven't seen him since

My cousin was a gypsy
We lost her once at dawn
Her mother woke up with a chill
Her child forever gone

My best friend was a streaker
And in dark corridors stood
With an audience of echoes
I never understood

Saul, Saul

He broke like belts of gold
Melted down to be resold
He bit the frog out of my neck
And then gave my voice away

We burned down the house that night
Saul, Saul
I held you until the sky grew light
Saul, Saul
You ran off when the sirens came
Saul, Saul
Left me screaming out your name
Saul, Saul

The fire caught beneath his feet
Into the distance heard them beat
Sparks were biting at my chest
Lit up scarlet with the hay

The starlings came up to my door
Saul, Saul
To bring the bones I knew no more
Saul, Saul
I put the roof back on myself
Saul, Saul
Put your bones up on a shelf
Saul, Saul