Psycho Cupid by Mekons
My dad burnt the toast this morning. I came into the
kitchen and saw the cup of tea fall from his trembling
hands. Then he was crying among the fragments, piecing
nothing together. He said I was ungrateful. I had a bad
night last night. It was hard to sleep. The air felt
heavy. I was warm and dry for the first time in a long
while. It made me think back and I got confused. Dreams
and memories came mixed together. I saw a black crow
fly against a pink sky. In a dark room among big
statues somebody called you. They were wrapped in dirty
bandages. You answered in words I didn't understand.
You went to them in the shadows. This morning I'm not
so hungry. Somebody told me there's people who live in
their dreams. For them it's life that isn't real. I saw
your skin again last night it was clear and white. The
smell was in my nose and my stomach was tight. Mr
Scaggs appeared from over the heap of the hill and he
was richer than any of us with copper wire he'd found
in a secret place! People said he should share it like
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