Still Life

<br>By jim carroll and lenny kaye<br><br><br><br>I dont believe in sin<br><br>But maybe Ill begin<br><br>A vagrant evils climbing up my skin<br><br>The shadows from last week<br><br>Are dancing in the street<br><br>In homage to the darkness closing in<br><br><br><br>Its hard to say whats different each new morning<br><br>I need some clue to tell me when or where<br><br><br><br>But it seems I must believe<br><br>Night wears it on its sleeve<br><br>A warning that the times come to prepare . . .<br><br><br><br>I owe so much to someone<br><br>Ive watched her teardrops fall<br><br>Like wings that melted reaching for the sun<br><br><br><br>I need her to be near<br><br>To clarify the dangers<br><br>I didnt come this far to die with strangers<br><br><br><br>I cant explain exactly what Im saying<br><br>But youre the only reason I still care<br><br><br><br>But things become so clear<br><br>When the spider licks her tears<br><br>A warning that the times come to prepare . . .<br><br><br><br>I beg you not to leave me<br><br>With these warnings in the air . . .<br><br>I never thought Id say it<br><br>But for once Im truly scared<br><br><br><br>We create every lie<br><br>In order to survive<br><br>To mirror all the terror in our souls<br><br><br><br>With nothing left to steal<br><br>Lies make our lives seem real<br><br>It slows down all the madness like a shield<br><br><br><br>I dont know why I need to understand it<br><br>I dont know if theres anyone who cares<br><br><br><br>I dont know how or why<br><br>It could be something in the sky<br><br>That makes it seem its best to be prepared . . .<br><br><br><br>I dont know where it will be<br><br>Two by land . . . one by sea<br><br>Sleep with one eye open<br><br>Be prepared<br><br><br><br>The spectres ride the stallions of my ruin<br><br>The shifting of my blood tell me its soon . . .<br><br><br><br>I dont know how<br><br>Or why . . . it could be<br><br>Something in the sky<br><br>That makes it seem the time says to beware<br><br><br><br>Little boy,<br><br>Looking at the sky,<br><br>Tell me what you see? <br><br><br><br>Little boy<br><br>Looking at the sky,<br><br>Tell me what you see? ? ?