Curses!

there was a flash in the sky
from a million universes
there go the lights, ring the bells
I do not know where the nurse is
down here there’s noise, there are cars,
there is crime, there are curses
there was a flash in the sky
and then up came all the churches
there is a hole in my coat
where the stars and the earth is
I lost the keys to my boat,
my guitar, and my verses
down in the crowd there are girls,
there is fun, there are purses
there is a hole in my coat
and a coroner on every corner
a coroner on every corner
and a photograph of every foreigner
there will be a flash in the sky
then a black hole where the earth is
we become dust, and then stars
then we turn back into urchins
if you have time ring the bells,
cross your heart, close the curtains,
turn off the lights, say goodbye
there’s a coroner on every corner
and a photograph of every foreigner