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Some dance in a trance, readin’ clef’s notes at night,
some in an ambulance, listenin’ to lights.
I’d love to see into the minds of the blind,
to imagine the colorful musics I’d find.
It tugs at my heart, so I leave it behind
like a dream of impalpable, ominous signs.

Should I wait for my Beatrice, wait for your god?
I wait for nothin’ to fill me, I’m a darkening rod.
Night wraps up around me, I’m feeling you out.
I eat with my fingers and play with my mouth.
I’m figurin’ sentences, dancin’ about.
I’m a singin’ machine sewin’ tapestries o’ doubt.

Old ghosts up from soil, makin’ dolorous howls,
climbin’ up tree trunks and screechin’ through owls,
slicin’ through coyote throats, spillin’ their whines;
cries tearin’ up footpaths and bouncin’ off pines.
They tug at my heart, so I leave it behind
like a dream of impalpable, ominous signs.

Dance with me—dance with me; meet with me nightly.
Lay palms on my palm and my shoulder, dear, lightly.
Fall back; let your heels lead the way to invite me,
before sleep slips away like a prank-playin’ sprite.
Tug at my heart; I’ll leave you behind.
I’ll leave kisses behind like a trail of slime.

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from The Bath (2005), released May 27, 2005
All songs written and performed by Achilles Tenderloin (Joe Augustin), 2004, 2005

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"...unforgettable, filled with both intense emotion and playful reflection. You’ll never forget the day you first saw Achilles Tenderloin..."

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