I woke up at 3:07 shiverin Seems every night gets too cold to sleep Crawl across the hardwood to the closet Sleepwalking's forced me to tie up my feet My thoughts are scattered and my vision's blurry But I still see that brown barn owl He's perched atop my alarm clock staring He hunches over and begins to howl, he says "Boy you got it easier than most, best believe it Cos there's quite a long ways to fall if you don't see it Never stop looking down or you'll regret it Cos the end of the line will make damn sure you don't forget about it Catchin up to where you think you oughta be's unnecessary Goin down on fame to be the greatest ain't a corollary Toil so hard your fingers crack and blister, it's obligatory And don't ever think you'll be free as me" Say no more, for all I hear is evil Pray no more, I'm less Peter than Paul Rock the cradle, though it is long empty My head was swimmin when my best friend called So much trauma hiding under the surface Like grassy knolls where wars were waged How'd you idle with a flaming engine Or would you have rather driven away? Well good goddam the room starts to spin Gonna brave this mystery city with the bitterest of gins The apocalyptic question hanging over my head: How were you so graceful when surrounded by death? It seemed invisible to you, so committed to the present Pregnant with possibilities of poetry and resplendence Givin time to those around you, never gonna be hewn I don't ever think I'll be as unbreakable as you Can't help but grieve for those I never knew... Don't wanna bask in your glory Don't wanna weep at your grave Don't wanna step anywhere near your toes Cos I just wanna see you stomp around for one more night.