The Church

[fox69]

"The Great Machine"

"The Great Machine"



A thousand beggars cram the streets
You hit so deep into the sheets
Pontoons buckle jungle beats
The day they turned off the great machine

The overworld so slow with ice
Contrary to the committees advice
Oh baby did you look so nice
The day they turned off the great machine

The gardens choke with bursting blooms
Weddings frozen melted grooms
Chasing you through endless rooms
The day they turned off the great machine

The shadows run for phantom trains
Slowly blowing out their brains
Society dames down the drains
The day they turned off the great machine

(The day they turned off the great machine)

Well I'm waiting for you in the square
Everyone was meeting there
Everyone, yeah, there, but unaware

The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)

 

[fox69]

"The Illusion Mysteries"

"The Illusion Mysteries"



It was May Day in Arcadia
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
Music in the air

Night caught in the trees
And the moonbeams safely under my thumb
Right down by the river
Its unmade bed come to be undone

Yeah, you should have seen us
Yeah, you should have been there

It was payday in Illyria
I think you know the deal
I was so touched by your concern
At least that's how I feel

So drink, drink up a little
Stories remind me of some other time
Think, think up a little
Something for the glorious summertime

Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there

Well it was Thursday in Bohemia
The contract had been signed
50% guaranteed, or something
A good swift kick behind

Fly, the sky is your friend
And its holding you up again and again
High over the night
Where I labour and write this song once over again

Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there

Well, it was May Day in Arcadia
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
And music in the air

 

[fox69]

"The Maven"

"The Maven"



Here comes the Maven, he's coming around
He's such a connoisseur, he's such an autograph hound, yeah
He's got 60 yes-men and they tend to agree
There's a long black book without any eyes
He's got my number but he's got your size, yeah
And if you measure up then a sure trick'll be wise

Just turn the light off when you go (he hates the dark)
Just tell the jury all you know (was just a lark)
We'll send a sign to you over the sea

There goes the Maven, sowing his seed
One for the rock, one for the hand that feeds, yeah
He reaps the harvest with his sleight of hand
Just say the magic word and he's at your side
Beware his tender touch, his plans are chilly and wide, yeah
Sleeps through the winter in a white quiet land

Here is the Maven, draining the cup
He takes your arm and then he eats you up, yeah
There is a surfeit of everything you crave
Here is the Maven, signing the check
He bought us dinner so what the fucking heck, yeah
There is a surplus of everything you save

 

[fox69]

"The Myths You Made"

"The Myths You Made"



When the failing light
With the feeling's gone (feeling's gone)
I'll ask you twice tonight
To make sure I'm wrong (sure I'm)
Still you looked to fold in two behind the shade
Are you lying there in wait

Here's all the love you lost
The myths you made
Here's all the things you didn't say

All the days and hours
Pass by slow (pass by slow)
With the crowded tears
And the lights on low (lights on)
If lips mean some beauty freeze again
Ripple up in flames

Here's all the time you took
The myths you made
Here's all the things you didn't say
The myths you made
The things you didn't say

You gotta get a story
Where there's love (where there's love)
With my hand on the bible
And the fable done (fable)
Still 'til all the little details are exposed
Here comes the final blow

Here's all the love you lost
The myths you made
Here's all the things you didn't say
Here's all the time you took
The myths you made
Here's all the things you didn't say

 

[fox69]

"The Night Is Very Soft"

"The Night Is Very Soft"



Tiny drops of water glistened on her black fur
Taillights in earshot, headlights shine through her, and on
Legs crossed on the red surge settee
I sat next to nothing and she looked right through me, and on

Inside the car sat a sulky blonde
And on her lap the road went on and on
As she dresses I look to the ground
Perhaps I know where the place can be found, and on

Outside, the night is very soft, but where does it end
We'd pile into the Buick, but you've got to have money for that

92 people taking it too fast
They never noticed where their lines are cast, and on
Legs crossed on the red surge settee
Sat next to nothing and she looked right past me, and on

I've got a milk white electric guitar
Walked in the shop and I peeled off the notes, oh yeah
As she dresses I look to the ground
Perhaps I know where the place can be found, and on

 

[fox69]

"The Porpoise Song"
(originally by The Monkees)

"The Porpoise Song"
(originally by The Monkees)



My, my, the clock in the sky is pounding away
There's so much to say
A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
And it cannot rejoice

Wanting to see, to know and to be
Crying to the sky
And the porpoise is waiting good-bye, good-bye
good-bye, good-bye, good-bye

Clicks, clacks
Riding the backs of giraffes for laughs is alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings and things
That go with a life of style

Wanting to feel, to know what is real
Living is a lie
And the porpoise is laughing good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye

 

[fox69]

"The Theatre And Its Double"

"The Theatre And Its Double"



Baby I know there's people out there starving
Baby don't go, you got the wrong idea
Baby don't say there's people out there laughing
Baby that way it's gonna take me years

You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole

Some day I think that nothing outside matters
Some day you blink, and you miss a thousand years
Some day I pray, fawning dumbly to my betters
Some day you stay till the audience appears

You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole

 

[fox69]

"The Time Being"

"The Time Being"



Every day
As you notice the sun slips away
A strange turbulence fills the air
Gargoyles and winged monkeys
Descend into the city
Teeth are bared, their claws outstretched

Down in the pit
I sense the unforgiving night rain down on the overworld
And its souls' unrest
As the temptation fades out
You jerk back into yourself
As if falling from a dream

Down comes the rain
Hot clear rain
Washing away our sins
Washing away the statues of Sharon Stone

Erosion of my solitude
Begins its race
And worms finally penetrating the warmth of my hiding place
Slithering in the blackness
All their coldness repels me
I use a .45 to give them some stick

Lightning and thunder cause the walls to shake
And someone searching through the debris
For the photograph of his wife

Oh I want life
I want it now and forever
I want to rise up out of this chamber and clamber into the sky

 

[fox69]

"The Unguarded Moment"

"The Unguarded Moment"



So hard finding inspiration
I knew you'd find me crying
Tell those girls with rifles for minds
That their jokes don't make me laugh
They only make me feel like dying
In an unguarded moment

So long, long between mirages
I knew you'd find me drinking
Tell those men with horses for hearts
That their jibes don't make me bleed
They only make me feel like shrinking
In an unguarded moment

So deep, deep without a meaning
I knew you'd find me leaving
Tell those friends with cameras for eyes
That their hands don't make me hang
They only make me feel like breathing
In an unguarded moment

 

[fox69]

"The View"

"The View"



Someone fell across me
Regretting their honesty
Shook away the cautious care
Look right though me like I wasn't there

River came to meet me
Relationships can be like water
Deep but shallow, the popular bed
Springs to mind my undetected closure

You'll only scratch the surface
If you bounce around like an adult ball
Oh yeah, oh yeah, it's nice up there
Be a lighthouse, don't block out your view

Whispers in a cream cake
Sweet and quiet again tonight
Could the sun arrest it
Sometimes heavy living should be crushed

Now I search for hours
Rubble kills my finger's looks
I'll only stop when it hurts a lot
My heart is slender
My wooden tambourine is drenched in blues

Resign your answer
If you're the post, then prove you're tall
Oh yeah, oh yeah, we slid around
Polish your window, don't block out your view

Take this daring leap
Wake, you've been asleep
Go attack your life
The paint is peeling, scrape to save what's yours

Don't block out your view
Don't block out your view