[Verse 1] Lay that heart on the polished steel The butcher's boy knows that the body is A system of wires and reels Simple parts, no less graceful for it [Verse 2] Confidence of an idiot Tower crane sway like a cattail We climbed at night and faced east And we saw the suburb glow and then the black of the sea...Learn More

[Verse 1] In a tiny glass I can dive from half a mile up For a vicious crowd Prop my head in lion jaws [Chorus] On the western coast In a suit and coat You can count the honest men [Verse 2] You are gracious, girl To allow me what I please When the money's right I'll Slip my dress above my knees [Chorus] On the western coast In a suit and...Learn More

[Verse 1] Contact, radio makes contact To the southern reaches of the northern states Power out Halogen burns low now The electric speeches of the wires die out [Chorus] Then the humming mind Startled by quiet Sharp as a sudden swim in icy water Elevator light Cubicle mine I was enthralled by the appalling quiet [Verse 2] Contrast, in the office,...Learn More

[Verse 1] You look good in a suit, you said While I imagined you undressed Geometry elegant My filthy thoughts, your simple dress [Verse 2] Coming out of the bar I was as steady as a tremor, girl The consummate gentleman A reckless drunk, subtle as fuck [Bridge] Come on, come on and kiss my vulgar mouth Come on, come on and kiss my vulgar...Learn More

[Verse] We don't move, we just talk it to death Keep our hands to ourselves Inarticulate bastards of men We don't move, we just watch through the cracks Phantom limbs, phantom girls behind glass In the dim light the wires climb unchecked The brightest minds of Kensington Tech The brightest signs on highway exits...Learn More

[Verse 1] Split my love right down the middle Dig out every sour seed All the fat and gristle Split my love wide [Verse 2] Split my chest right down the center A belly full of black bees Buzzing up through my ribs To slip past my teeth [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Oh, my lungs Balloons in a cage Oh, my heart Piss in the grapes The early runner...Learn More

[Verse 1] Talk in the dark Loosen your curled-up tongue Caught in your mouth A cricket under a palm [Pre-Chorus] Humming in the kitchen Humming to yourself [Chorus] A silent actress, a leading man With violent habits and gentle hands Loosen up your grip [Verse 2] Move in the dark Loosen your curled-up arms Tall in your gown Your body under my...Learn More

[Verse 1] Easy on the eyes, but distant Even when we lie undressed Sleeping on the job, you twitch and yawn I could not apply the lesson You were trying to get through my skull You could not disguise your frustration [Chorus] It's a judgement call When the lust wears off [Verse 2] Simple animal attraction Simple appetites to feed Bigger animals...Learn More