Mercury: 10. Jesus Loves Me
I will take your wages and give some back to you. So you don't feel a fool in the mirror at night. You can buy you groceries and feel that you're secure. You followed all my rules. Now, just shut your...
View ArticleMercury: 9. Toughest Chains
Pay the lawyer to regret more. Generations are forgetful. Stoke a fire and rake 'em in. Same distraction. But a new name. We can build the toughest chains in mind. Oligarchal. Trickle down the lie....
View ArticleMercury: 8. Trample and Roar
Beware the trample and roar of the bewildered herd. Indoctrinate with a label or pliable word. The public are ignorant, meddlesome, outside. They have to be put in their place. The rich and intelligent...
View ArticleMercury: 7. Ruth
I, conceivably, lie to everyone. I know the slope is slipping. But my fear of death is gone. My third eye, it blinked in the sun as I shone like a diamond. Drunken love is sweet when challenges are...
View ArticleMercury: 6. Little Burden
Drunken legs are keeping me awake. You scratch and you moan. Searching for climactic reverie, you fold. Clutching on. So I'll use you for sex and company. Or till you're bored. Cause I don't need that...
View ArticleMercury: 5. You're Not What They Want
I own a computer. So I'll crank out some hits. I'll take all your money. Because I don't give a shit. I'll win me an Oscar as the album is re-pressed. A gold record to adorn my wall. To look at while...
View ArticleMercury: 4. Never Oh Never
Never felt so comfortable or certain in my skin. Couldn't find where laughter stops and intimate begins. You never, oh never, you never could, ever, have held me up. But be a crutch for me and don't...
View ArticleMercury: 3. Drinking Alone
Drinking alone is not the best time. But I guess that it's better than a bullet in the head. I know everything. I've seen all the signs. I don't need your meddling advice on how to change it. Clothes...
View ArticleMercury: 2. A Bit More
Hold on. I need a bit more. I've no change in mind. I'm just bored. I know that I sent her so far away. But she came back to town. So, tonight I will stay in her bed. Cause I'm tired of yours. She...
View ArticleMercury: 1. What I Would Do
I don't know just what I would do without you here. Could anyone else ever qualify? In my mind, as I'm standing here, these are thoughts I wrestle. Of doom and beer. Come round me now with a soft "fuck...
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