BEAT THE DEVIL HOME

 

IT’S NO USE NOW

THIS FABRIC WITH YOUR FINGERNAIL

YOU’VE TORN IT

YOU CAN’T PUT THE BULLET BACK IN THE GUN

NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT BEAT THE DEVIL HOME

COME ON SISSY

DON’T MAKE A FUSS

GET YOUR ARSE UP THAT HILL

CLIMB FUCKER CLIMB

DRAG YOUR FINGERNAIL THROUGH THE DIRT THAT CRUMBLES UNDER YOUR EVERY STEP

DON’T BREAK THE BRICKS IN YOUR ROAD

YOU NEED THEM MORE THAN THEY NEED YOU

 

REACH THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND KISS THE LIP OF THE VOLCANO

REACH UP TO THE STARS FOR SALVATION AND GRASP THE ROOT OF THE HOLE

DIG IN, PULL UP, EAT THE DIRT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH

PUSH ON AS EVERY BONE IN THE WALL OF THE TUNNEL BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH

BREAK THE SEAL ABOVE YOU LET HEAVEN RAIN DOWN AND FIND THE ROOT OF A WEED TO CLUTCH

CRAWL THROUGH THE MUDDY LAKE OF BROKEN GLASS

SCRAMBLE FOR EVERY THORNY LIMB THAT CUTS YOU AS YOU REACH FOR IT

CURSE AS THE LAST BLADE ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF SLIPS THROUGH YOUR FINGER TIP

FEET FIRST, FACE DOWN AS YOU FLOAT OVER THE FIELD OF FIRE

GRAVITY BECOMES A THING OF THE PAST AS YOU SOAK INTO ETHER

 

 

CREATION BECOMES A THIN PERMANENCE AS YOU SEE YOURSELF CLEARER

AS SURE AS EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE IS AN ACT OF LOVE

AS SURE AS FAULT IS IN THE PAST

AS SURE AS RESPONSIBILITY IS HERE AND NOW

AS SURE AS EVERYTHING PERFECT IN THE UNIVERSE IS ROUND

AS SURE AS EVERY ATOM FROM YOUR BEING WAS CUT LOOSE FROM A MOURNING STAR

YOU ARE ALL READY NOW

WELCOME BACK, MASTER OF YOUR DESTINY

WASH YOU FACE, BREATHE DEEP MY FRIEND

LOOK YOURSELF IN THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE

ACTUALLY IT TOOK YOU A BIT LONGER THIS TIME

SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF… IF YOU WILL

YOU KNOW WHERE THE GUN IS