the drum

The drum wakes up

He'll have a real black eye this time

Hungover dream

He hung around too long last night

The drum gets up

How will he feel about this one?

The dream throws up

He didn't feel too good this time

He's got it all

He's got it figured out

Dream in the hall

Back in the hospital

I'm not concerned

He'll get it straight this time

And if he doesn't, fuck it

The gun goes off

He's always off about something

The drum just nods

The drum ain't listening at all

The drum gets drunk

The drum reads James Joyce in the drunk

The dream falls down

The drum's face breaks the dream's fall

He don't have shit

He's learned to live with it

The drum's in debt

You owe me, don't forget

That 20 bucks

Interest and moral support

And if you don't I swear

This is our lifetime

And I am his creator

A young man slowly pulled apart

By separate poles of gravity

The drum goes forth

He's got his flag unfurled or something

The drum won't stop

The drum's a menace to the public

Hold your drum high

The drum is stoned again

Don't wake him up

He'll just start talking

The drum is dead

Long live the drum

And I am his creator