Stories tagged song

The Country Star

by Jerry Ratch, Jan 08, 2019
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He’s got horns and a tail I found him on sale He’s got snake in his DNA Evil in his eye And plenty of chicken pot, chicken pot Chicken pot pie But he sure can play piano With those giant lobster hands In his ratty raccoon coat And his

Abandonment and Abundance

by Jerry Ratch, Feb 03, 2019
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I’m living at the Edge of Graffiti And yet I still survive Because I walked across the line Separating me from the rest of mankind You can see me out here I’m in so much pain All that’s written on my face I think it’s pretty plain

States of Existence

by Jerry Ratch, Mar 17, 2019
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I’ve fallen beside the sunrise I’ve fallen beside the sunset As well and died I see your face in the shadows under clouds I see your face everywhere And I haven’t even tried But there you are You’re everywhere I look Even when I’m no

The Problems of a Thousand Nights

by Jerry Ratch, May 08, 2019
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You had the problems of a Thousand Nights That’s what was wrong with you If only you had opened up the clam And let your fur fly loose We might have had a chance to lose Everything about us that kept us from Loving, even destroying each

Impeach? or Impale?

by Jerry Ratch, May 23, 2019
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Impale or impeach Impeach or impale Either way you can't fail Which is it gonna be?

I Told You I Was a Virgin

by Jerry Ratch, Nov 05, 2019
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“See, I told you I was a virgin!” My first girlfriend said Pointing at the blood on the bed When I was too inexperienced To know the difference Between hymen and menstrual blood I mean, blood is blood Right? And that was quite a sight B

Bearded Lamb

by Jerry Ratch, Feb 09, 2020
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I was bleeding from the soul It took its toll I fell all the way down in a hole I saw some burning coal I didn’t know where the hell I was Or what went wrong As I sang some unholy song Where I did not belong There was a frozen carcas

I Still Miss the Sun

by Jerry Ratch, Apr 03, 2020
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I know I’m in the sky all night And can lie back and sometimes have some fun But these stars around me aren’t everything in life I still miss the sun After your first lover threw you back Into the frozen ocean of life You never came back

3 Pieces of a Broken Heart

by Jerry Ratch, Nov 25, 2020
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I ate 3 pieces of a broken heart I wonder who ate the rest? They may have eaten the very best I don’t know and can’t even start To wonder how it got in such a mess 3 pieces of a broken heart You could tell it just fell apart It once had an