Wonderful Life

Failure

It's not about the boy


found slain


It ain't about his lips


blood drained


You should've seen his


dreams dissolve


Into the dumpster behind


the mall





I'm goin' down to the


wonderful life


I'm goin' down inside


a satellite


I'm goin' down on the


bullet train


I'm goin' down on the perfect dream





It's not about the


freeway drone


That score her tired


journeys home


Softly licking her to sleep


Her eyes are closed to


the brake light streaks





Sleep in the softest bed


Eat everything you need


Never ask anyone


For anything at all





Why can't I stroke this


world to sleep


Please help me stroke


this world to sleep





It's not about his


prescription brain


Deprived of pills that


keep it sane


He told himself he could


go it alone


See him plead with the


unplugged phone





Sleep in the softest bed


Eat everything you need


Never ask anyone


For anything at all


That restless old monkey


Prisoned inside of me


Stiff bones that


close him in


He waits trapped


deep within





I'm goin' down to the


wonderful life


I'm goin' down inside


a satellite


I'm goin' down on


the SST


I'm goin' down on the


perfect dream


I'm goin' down to the


wonderful life


I'm goin' down like a


ripped up kite


I'm goin' down with


broken ribs


I'm goin' down to a


dirty crib