man is unfinished animal

feeding on helpless spoken word

why can't this iron jaw elate

and speak with the tongues of angels



hey      do you hear a word i say

a simple you're ok is underrated

is there anyone listening

hey      don't turn and walk away

a vital you're ok i think would do it

is there anyone listening



there are words more precious than jewels

buried beneath the thought of you

they hide in the corner of your soul

a verbal kaleidoscope



this detonator in my mouth

armed with some touchy dynamite

blasting a pocketful of screams

scattering frequencies



calling iron jaw

can't you hear me call

i'm right here



thought      keep it in the vault

it's not your fault

no one likes to hear the pain

killers      killer pain      so insane

asylum where you live      large

but who's in charge      card

credit check      reject      eject

cassette      tape is stuck      pig

got an apple in your mouth



you know you gotta dial

1 800 help      you need somebody

help      is on the way

out of breath

start to shake      speare

without a pen      you vow to escape

from the jaws of life

sucks      then you die

it's a lie      on the beach

soaking up the son of god

'cause he can hear you