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skin machines
religion isn't the only liar
everyone distorts reality to see
what comforts them
it's not love
it's just dna trying to survive itself
just chemical reactions dictating movement and decision
lull me to sleep, darlin'
with that array of bullshit wonders
lull me to sleep
I can't stand stand to watch this life go by anylonger
watching myself be pushed and pulled by all these
empty forces that have much less significance
than we give them credit for
it's the face of the holy liars
it's the dance of the skin machines
crack your skull and you'll see more
crack your skull
and lie me to sleep
everyone distorts reality to see
what comforts them
it's not love
it's just dna trying to survive itself
just chemical reactions dictating movement and decision
lull me to sleep, darlin'
with that array of bullshit wonders
lull me to sleep
I can't stand stand to watch this life go by anylonger
watching myself be pushed and pulled by all these
empty forces that have much less significance
than we give them credit for
it's the face of the holy liars
it's the dance of the skin machines
crack your skull and you'll see more
crack your skull
and lie me to sleep
Published 1st Nov 2010
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2nd Nov 2010 4:07pm
There's something so soundlessly creepy about 'it's the dance of the skin machines'
2nd Nov 2010 7:02pm
i can see that.. ghost of ghosts dancing before theyre dead.. hows that line :)
Anonymous
2nd Nov 2010 4:18pm
More like a song than a poem, but none the worse for that. Indeed, hearing this sung would be a real treat. The phrase Laura mentioned is a favourite of mine too. I also loved that line "lull me to sleep, darlin'" as it gives this piece the feeling of a grim folk song. I'm not sure "survive itself" is grammatically correct - I'd recommend deleting that second word - but otherwise this is some kind of weird masterpiece.
2nd Nov 2010 7:06pm
well you won't catch me singing it.. I'm flat as a dime.. tone deaf you understand.. and i think my yelling days are over.. too bad something more didnt become of cattle hammer.. just to say i did it.. glad you like the piece.. lull me to sleep is a desperate cry from a child afraid of the ghosts and cockroaches of night "just one more story, mom (or God)"
