Sea Anemone

Sea Anemone

Jets To Brazil
(album: Orange Rhyming Dictionary)

the curtain´s a sea anemone
in the way it sways
to the slow breeze
I lie spread out on the floor
looking at these things
and most of them are yours
and it´s so nice
sitting very still
without those old shoes
I could never fill
starfish with its arms out in a daze
staring at the stars
through an ocean haze
was I one you wished upon?
burned out like a lightbulb
when you turned me on
and it´s so nice
sleeping here all alone
with my ashtray and
white courtesy telephone
now I´m making out the shapes
like the shower rod - can it take my weight?
I will tell you I am fine
I got some news, friend, feels like I´m dying
turtle on its back in the desert sea
and you look like a cool drink
just slightly out of reach
draw myself into the shell
waiting on a sign from god
or a nod from hell
and it´s so nice
sitting very still
without those old shoes
I could never fill
no we´re turning on the lights
it´s the first day of my second life
take my name off of the lease
you can even keep the name it never suited me