The Dismemberment Plan

I got it in the mail one morning There was no return address Just my name in gold leaf on the front There was no time or location There was really no info at all No date no place no time no RSVP But it said: You are invited by anyone to do anything Y

I lost my membership card to the human race So don't forget the face Because I know that I do belong here Go down the checklist let's see: Feelings are good Dishonesty is bad And keeping it inside is worse still You want a problem well I guess we got

You dig down underground now Through the soil, through the cooling clay As the din fades above you You're moving You're secret You're nowhere It's all good And no lights lead you onwards No signs point you on your way You're just earth in all directi

Red wire: right temple Black wire: left temple Red wire: right temple Black wire: left temple There are times I think eternal life ain't such a bad gig Smoke all you want and see the planets If and only if they find a way to cure the longing The dist

Now I notice the streetlamp's hum The ghosts of graffiti they couldn't quite erase The blank-faced stares on the subway As the people go home The parks lay empty like my unmade bed The streets are silent like my lifeless telephone And this is where I

If I don�t have s-s-s-s-s-s-sex by the end of the week, I�m g-g-g-going to die If I don�t feel a p-p-p-p-pair of s-s-s-soft l-l-l-l-lips on my own, oh, I�m going to hang my head and cry. If I don�t feel w-w-w-warm breathe on the n-n-n-nape