Heart of Darkness -or- I couldn’t care less

Every day went by in a dream
Every night I shudder and scream
Somewhere between the dream and the shriek
I fall asleep, I fall asleep.

Only to wake up in another dream
Dreams die, fade or remain unpaid,
Unsaid, never to see the light of day.
Do you remember the noise we made?
Expansion chambers, speaker baffles and engines of steel
Amplifiers, electric wires and no big deal
Hospitals and former cricket players forgotten on the highway

Don’t cry darling just because the sun isn’t shining
Nothing can take away the way I’m feeling
My blood is fuel for your heart of darkness
Pour me out; set me on fire, I couldn’t care less.
Now bottle broke, don’t choke, and just put me in a coffin
All long, low, swoopy and signed ‘Arlen Ness.’

I missed the beat on a one-way street
Only to fall asleep, only to fall asleep
Only to wake up in another dream
My throat is dry, my eyes are wet and they say boys don’t cry
Boys forgive their transgress not half as much
As girls digress in a suggestive system;
Nor ask why mental incompatibility is easier than experimental fidelity

Don’t cry darling, just because the sun isn’t shining
My blood is fuel for your heart of darkness
Pour me out; set me on fire, I couldn’t care less.