 songs & lyrics Pittsburgh (unreleased) Above: Performance at St. Cloud University, 21 October 2009 There are so many questions I want to ask you But I can’t fight through all the lies None of them are yours And none of them are mine The world has taken all our words to hide The dictionaries are committing suicide I’m running for shelter with a blank book And an inkwell filled with hope and pepper spray Because in this world of snakes and sharks Where police dogs snap and snarl and bark In this world of dinosaurs and crocodiles— Ninja monkeys make me smile They put checkpoints on our roads To create barriers in our minds But ended up introducing contempt For limits of any kind There’s one question I want to ask you But it’s got lost in all their rage Can I take your hand until we both learn To dance on the same page? Because in this world of snakes and sharks Where police dogs snap and snarl and bark In this world of dinosaurs and crocodiles— Ninja monkeys make me smile Written 7th-9th October 2009, Clinton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. Verse three, 31st July 1997, Palestine. |