Earthly Pleasure

Naked on the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth,

When he suddenly acquired an overwhelming sense of doubt.

Every single piece of baggage he'd been holding on his back,

Was beginning to dig dig dig in and his back began began to crack.

And when he finally broke up, he found that he'd been breaking down.

Little body, little soul, little shrapnel on the ground

So he started to examine from the clumsy to the cute,

From the fat, fat cat to the destitute

From the chat, fat cat to the mute

Oh earthly pleasure ring out

From the rigors of this road

Earthly pleasure ring out

From the caverns of my soul

Then suddenly he found themselves in 1822

And he was in another body, in a heavy sort of suit

He was surrounded but he'd started making plans to make a run

When they called to him, son, cock your gun

And so he did as all the others had already done

He put his finger on the trigger and he gave 'em some

And though he don't like to admit it, it was sensual and pure

And he changed that day though he can't be sure

If it's the sickness or the cure.

Oh earthly pleasure ring out

From the rigors of this road

Earthly pleasure ring out

From the caverns of my soul

So there he was in front of her divine simplicity

And she was speaking Esperanto and drinking ginger tea

As she inquired about the reason for his visit here today

Well he just said, no reason, and I really shouldn't stay.

And so he thought that she would think that he was some kind of freak

And that he'd go back to the grind, and that he wouldn't last a week

But she didn't, she just sighed and added softly with a smile

Sit down dear child, what's on your mind?

And so he frantically described to her, the kingdom at her feet

As she continued with her manicure and poured another tea

As he recounted tales of misery and suffering and pain

She was yawning at the ceiling, so we had to up his game

The only thing your children cherish is to move up the ranks

Lucifer is in our courts, Beelzebub is in our banks

And if you don't cooperate with us, we'll hang you 'til you're dead

So she granted him a wish, and let him write it on her head

And when he read it back to her, this is all it said

Earthly pleasure ring out

From the rigors of this road

Earthly pleasure ring out

From the caverns of my soul

Now I truly understand

But I don't understand a thing

So let this earthly pleasure sing

Earthly pleasure