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Cash Out Spiritual on the Corner of 5th and Falling

from The Arsonists by Mark Lenover

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Jimmy cracks a coke and he runs back, puffing as he kicks the bottle out of his way
Shoe sales rocket and the Iceman cometh, what his business was he wouldn't say
The New York scene lost its symmetry through Brooklyn's burnt out sieves
Three suits peddle their gold-paint-metal, trying to sell what Jesus gives
Trying to sell what Jesus gives
Look at the burnt out junkie, alto hurricane
Oh, they'll be pleased to meet you, glad to take you home
up to the church of Mother Mary Pay and Play
There'll be a cot to greet you, and a black rotary phone

Laughter is a weapon manufactured in New Jersey
and it's built to grind our churning guts to dust
This great, smirking concoction, it sits winking through the paper
as its early morning hostages adjust
to their shifting points of reference
and their reeking, black excretions
as they match their grinning captor round for round
until the turning tides grow weary
then they rest their heads in dungeons
cut to ribbons, but in dreams they're safe and sound
Yeah, in dreams they're safe and sound
You'll be a first-rate psycho, schizoid masterpiece
once all the pavement gets to grinding down your bones
'till you're a bloodshot, whirling, bug-eyed Hercules
spinning the phone for no one, though everybody's home

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from The Arsonists, released September 28, 2012

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Mark Lenover

Through a distinctive fusion of folk, rock, theatre and electronica, Mark Lenover critically examines pop culture’s ubiquitous influence, its moral philosophy and the potentially devastating effects of drug abuse and mental illness. His recent work frequently challenges an increasingly pervasive culture of celebrity, self-indulgence, distraction and desire. ... more

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