Last time I was here
It was 1994
And I don't remember
A thing
It was an ordinary day
Felt black as Satan's heart
I think it was a Friday
And a Sunday
I can look back now
With some longing and regret
And wonder why it is
I travel in circles
I can see it ahead/ behind
I can hear '94 calling again
Having trouble being sure
That I don't want to go

Five four three two one
Plunger down
Button pushed
Trigger pulled
Fireworks off
And your last chance
Lights up the sky
One two three four five
Slam the door
Turn out the light
Silence the music
The wine is gone
And your last chance
Left the party
Five four three two one
Ball caught
Slam dunked
Goal scored
Stadium filled
And your last chance
Shines on the big screen
One two three four five
Load the chamber
Spin for the chance
Squeeze just a little
Room explodes
And your last chance
Never was

So
As I was saying
Before your neighbor
Interrupted
And by the way
She's a nice little lady
And her apple pie
Was just about
Perfect
Say hi to her
When you see her
Next
What?
Oh yes, where was I
On Florence
Yes, that's right
The place just
Past third
You see there is this little
Store I frequent
Full of knick knacks
Whatnots and blind alleys
And I'm searching
The discount bin
Your right
I am quite the spend thrift
The discount bin
At the second hand store
I get it, I get it
But its not high irony
Anyway
There I was
And I found this little treasure
A book
Bound in leather
It was about six inches
Top to bottom
Faded gilt letters
Yes, I could just make it out
The name read
*Razbliuto*
I know, the suspense is
Killing you
You've made that clear
But what I want
What I need you to
Understand
Is that I'd never seen this book
Before
Not once
Not ever I'm telling you
And yes its a big deal
I'm getting to that
Just listen
This is my story
So, ok
Gold letters, faded, you got it?
Well
I opened it up
And
The first page was the title
Yes, the same title
I know, I just thought
A little false suspense was ok
So I turn to the first
Chapter
And there she was!
Who? Her!
You know, her.
The very same
Picture and everything
And then a recitation
Of the time we'd spent
Together
What?
It's the act of
Enumerating or listing
Of details
Yes, I know it is usually
Oral, but
It seemed apt
And at the end of the...
Main text, if you will
Written in italics
It listed why we broke up
And you want to know
The strange part?
The next chapter
Was about another
That I once loved
Then another
And another, surely
You get the picture by now
Was it off putting?
Yes!
I was shaken and disturbed
Yes, I bought it!
I'm a bit afraid to show it
You know, its a private thing
I know you were there
You've had my back
Through all those times
Ok, but, well just look
What do you mean?
That can't be right!
No, it was her
So your saying that the first
Chapter
Is your ex?!

Walk away Cleopatra
No Mark Antony round here
Go ply your wares
On some else's Nile
We're happier the way we were

She walked into yesterday
With a gleam in her eye
She grabbed hold of my heart
Without even tryin
She knew what she was doin
But she never cared
To think about what she done
But her hips sang a different song
When she walked in and out
Of everyone's future

Walk away Cleopatra
Bat your lashes one last time
Turn and say goodbye
You've kingdoms left to conquer
No time for you to waste
Around here

She's a never ending
Craving a beginning
A royal flush
With no cards
She's a hot little number
And she knows the key
She wants to be wanted
But rarely caught

Walk away Cleopatra
Walk away through the sand
Walk straight into my heart
And never walk away again

I'm a singer
Whats outta key
I'm an architect
Without a line
I'm a three ring master
In a square box
I'm a fireman
Who's hydrophobic
I'm a painter
Outta oils
I'm a shrink
That's gone insane
I'm a butler
Without a mansion
I'm a driver
Without a spark
I'm a teacher
That doesn't add up
I'm a waiter
With no menu
I'm a principal
That ain't got principles
I'm a physicist
In a lawless brane
I may be all this baby
But I'll tell you what I'm not
Your lapdog
Plaything
Bankroll
Little bit on the side
I'm not your
Comedian
Prankster
Lover or forgiver
I'm not your
Two bit clown
Or your wait around
Cuz I got me some style baby
Even if its just my own.

I saw the needle
Discarded on the floor
I saw the last chance
And I cried all night
I really don't know
Why
Like black sunshine
I slipped past the dawn
I held my breath
Til I came full circle
I saw the last drop fall
And wanted to cry again
The last time I saw you
Was the last time I believed
Now I find faith
10cc's at a time
Cooked up by a man I hate
And I've nothing left
With which to cry

Spicy Spanish scions
Talk terrible trash
Estaban eventually escapes
Forced friendly farces
And admits ambivalence
Nearby, Natalie noticed

Ambitious Armenian argonauts
Unfold utilitarian ukeles
Testing tender tempos
Until unrequited Uzbeks
Make memorable music

Why not just leave
You've no business here
This is not your home
This is not your place
So I implore you
Just go
Take your face off the floor
Pull up the roots
You tried so desperately
To put down
Pull them up
And please leave
Forthwith

French fried watermelon
Sounded disgusting
But when she smiled
At the first bite
I knew it was just beginning
She wanted to try
Everything under the sun
And everything at the fair
Cheese curds shaped like cows
Funnel cakes on donuts
Sausage on a stick, fried
And the rides, oh the rides
Up, down
Spin and spun around
Flipped and flopped
Twisted inside and out
And I followed
Every disgusting bite
And gut wrenching turn
Just to watch her smile

One more forlorn shadow
Two dreams turned to dust
Three false gods forsaken
Four heartbeats left to give
And I stand alone
Beside the one I thought I knew
I shake my head good-bye
She shrugs and reminds me
Of that time in Paris
When we saw that homeless man
Whose sudden kindness
Saved our trip
One last moment
Two hearts out of one
Three choices for we two
Four steps left...

Doesn't matter what I say
Or how much time
I spend staring at the stars
Doesn't matter what I think
Or how much time
I spend contemplating fate
It all still ends the same
I can spend all day
With my head and hands
Open wide
I can spend all night
With my heart and will
Open wide
It all still ends the same
Doesn't matter if I say
I love you a thousand times
I could spend my life
Reminding you of my faith
But it still just ends the same
And in the end
What will really have changed

Dreamin with my eyes open
Silent sweet music to my ears
I had a passing thought of you
Like a whisper in a stream
Traveling through the places
Of the in between
Content to be the only passenger
On the Silent Scaevity
She is named
For a long lost king
Who watched as his kingdom
Burned
Now she sails as a witness
Antithesis of her name
And I alone her passenger

The secret society
Met at nine
In an undisclosed location
Near the shoreline
They met with a purpose
Of shocking intent
To expunge themselves
From their anger pent
To let loose a conflagration
The last deadly resort
To free the world
Of all the wrong sort
They glared at each other
Hatching their schemes
Avoiding the mirrors
In their tired memes
To look at themselves
Would be the undoing
Of this worn out society
Hidden from viewing
They would be forced
To finally confront
The truth that it is they
Who are the affront
It is this Oligarchy
This society of wise fools
That must be punished
For their perverse rule