Phantom Tollbooth - Beard of Lightning lyrics

Phantom Tollbooth - Beard of Lightning

MASCARA SNAKES

THE CRITICAL STAGE IS RAINING DOWN
LOST EMOTIONS BEING FOUND
ORIGINS OF CROWED HOUSE
MAKE A SHORT LINE SHORTER

HIT PAUSE ON LOST
PRONOUNCING DEAD ON RED
GET THE FEEL ON ME
COPS ON THE NIGHT OF THE NO-SHOW

WEAK THE ATTACK
ON WHAT NEW MOVES
STRADDLE THE HOUR GLASS
WITH STRANGE LADIES

BUT THIS IS MINE AND I WILL TAKE IT BACK
CONCENTRATION ON MY FREE MAN’S BLUES
COME SEE THE OCEAN UP ON THE HIGHWAY
COME SEE THE STRONGMEN AND MASCARA SNAKES
THEY WANNA HIT YOU AND RELIEVE YOU
NO DOORS ARE OPENING OR CLOSE BY
THAT’S WHY I’M FOCUSING

I AM GOD’S BROTHER, HIS SOULMATE AND TEAMMATE
HE PASSES ME INFO-MATION
AND I RECIPROCATE

ATOM BOMB PROFESSOR

FOR WHAT I KNOW WHY ARE YOU
IT COULD BE OPENING NEW PORES CRYING?
IT COULD BE SLAMMING THINGS AROUND
IT CAN BE HAPPENING WHY AREN’T
FOR WHAT I CAME YOU LAUGHING?
YOU CAN TELL THE SAME THINGS
FROM THE SAME PEOPLE
RACEHORSE TO THE STEEPLE
I WANNA SEE PEOPLE

TO BE AWARDED
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DIE EVERYDAY
TRY THE WATER
TRY THE DIRT
SCAN THE TANK
REMOTELY

PINPOINT COLLESSEUMS
FROM A FLYING SCHEDULE
FROM A LONG WALK HOME
FROM A MEET AND GREET

AND IT MAKES ME PRIVATE
TAPING DIALOGUES
REDUCING STOCK
ADJUSTING

IN THIS STREAM OF CONSCIOUNESS PLANING
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WE WE’RE SAYING

AND IT MAKES ME GO PUBLIC
WITH BEST LEFT UNSAID
LIKE SHADOWS IN MEADOWS
NOTHING IN THE SKY

THE DREAMLESS HEAVY DRINKERS
THE COLONISTS WHO UNIONIZE
THEIR MEDICAL WATCHDOGS
WE ARE FRIENDS WITH YOU

IN THIS STREAM OF CONSIOUSNESS PLANING
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WE’RE SAYING

AND NOW HE WILL NOT REST
KEROSINE LAMP ON HIS CHEST
OUR PRIVATE EYE’S ARMY BASE
YOUR SURGICAL SUCCESSOR
THE ATOM BOMB PROFESSOR
HE SAVES YOU IN HIS GLASSES
HE KEEPS YOU IN HIS CORNER

MASSIVE TIRED OF ELEMENTS
THE FRAGILE COLLUMNS TREMBLE
THE HORROR GIFT SHOP SILHOUTTES
PULLS A NAIL WITH FALSE TEETH

EXHAUSTED FROM OUR EFFORTS
TO DISABLE PRESS “STOP”
FOR NEW KICKS, I DON’T THINK SO
YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU LOSE

AND NOW HE WILL NOT REST
KEROSINE LAMP ON HIS CHEST
OUR PRIVATE EYE’S ARMY BASE
YOUR SURGICAL SUCCESSOR
THE ATOM BOMB PROFESSOR
HE SAVES YOU IN HIS GLASSES
HE KEEPS YOU IN HIS CORNER

THE BADGER GOES IN
WITH KILOWATTS STINGING
DO YOU HEAR THEM?
THE FIVE DYING LIARS
DO IT
SCREW IT
PROVE IT
REMOVE IT

ASLEEP UNDER CONTROL

MY NAME IS LATER
MY NAME IS NOW AND I AM IMMOBILIZED

SO FRAGILE IN SLICK WINTER
SO STRANGLED BY THE INEXPERIENCE
GO DO THE FEEL AROUND

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, DR. COLDFOOT

I’VE A PLASTIC SURGERY, PASS ME THE QUIZ

WAIT YOU!
NO!
YEAH, YOU!
YOU WAIT!
YOU WAIT!

LOOK AT THAT/AS IT WALKS
THROUGH THE ARCHES/INTO GREY
YOU CAN VIEW/THE ICE AGE FROM THE PYRAMIDS
FROM MY X-RAY MACHINE SHOP

MY NAME IS NOW AND I AM IMMOBILIZED

ICELAND CONTINUATIONS

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO CALL ME
I NEEDED TO KNOW IF MY SUIT CAME IN
BUT IT WAS ICELAND CONTINUATIONS
AGAIN
AND ONCE AGAIN, MY FRIEND
A GRIEVANCE WILL BE FILED
GOT COLDNESS ON THE HOT SPOT
WHERE JUDAS DROPPED A DIME
AND NOW IT’S NEVER OVER
AND NOW THE WOLVES WANT IN
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT ON LACK OF TRUST
AND IT’S DOORS ARE HYMEN-THIN

LET’ EM ALL COME IN
LET’ EM ALL COME IN
WHERE ITS WARM AGAIN
LET’ EM ALL COME IN

NOW HERE COMES ON MY STORY
NOW HERE COMES A COMMERCIAL
ICELAND CONTINUATIONS
BROUGHT TO YOU TODAY
BY FRESH THREATS (!!!!!!!!!PUT REGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL HERE!!!!!!!!!) SALAD SHOOTERS AND ZIP GUNS
THE UNOFFICIAL WAY TO TAKE YOU OUT

A GOOD LOOKING DEATH

OFF TO PLACES
YOU NEVER FACED (ON YOUR OWN)
TELEMARKETS
AND CONSUMER TARGETS YOU (YOU ALONE)

TO FIND YOU THROUGH A TRANSFORMATION TUBE
TO OFFER YOU A ROCK FROM THE RUINS
TO FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ON PAPER
A SCISSORS CUT RECEIVED AT BARGAIN HUNTING

CONVERSATIONS
HOW IT WORKS IT FOR YOU (IT WORKS FOR ME)
A PROUD SOLUTION
BLOOMS FROM ASHES (ON YOUR SEAT)
TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR
STATE OF MIND AND A CHOICE

TO HELP YOU GROW IT
TO HELP YOU THROW IT WITH YOUR VOICE
AND BREAK YOUR BODY DOWN
AND MAKE YOU MOVE YOUR MOUTH
INTO THE NEXT ROOM
AND FAKE A GOOD LOOKING DEATH

THE CAFÉ INTERIOR

IF EVER YOU SHOULD DECIDE
TO BREAK IT OFF INSIDE
YOUR TINY WIRELESS MICROPHONE
THE FALLING OFFS, THE SWAMP OF TEARS

LET IT-LET IT BE NIGHT
SEE TOO FAR AND WIDE
AND ALL THE OTHER IN-BETWEENS
A PLANET OF SHEILDS

AND VERY VERY FAITHFUL PETS
LANDLORDS UP THE RIVER
MISSIONS IN THE RAIN
END OF SHITTY MOVIE

LACERATION FEATHER KNIVES
FROM THE EGOCENTRIC CEILING
IN CAFÉ INTERIOR
JUST THE KIND
JUST THE KIND
I CANNOT SEE THE LINES
I CANNOT SEE THE LINES
I CANNOT SEE THE LINES
THE TERROR IN YOUR EYES
COME IN, COME IN
FOR RABBITS AFTER DOGS
THE LAST PARADE OF HEN-PECKED STEEL

IF EVER YOU SHOULD AGAIN
ESCALATE A SMALL EVIL
THIS TIME INVITE THE ENTIRE HANGMAN’S FAMILY

I’LL CHOOSE THE PLACE AND DATE
THE ISLAND MILE IS STRAIGHT
SOMETIMES ITS LIFE BELONG
BUT IT’S ALL GONE SWIMMINGLY
MAKE MORE ROOM FOR NEW CHINA
FRENCH FIRES IN THE
CAFÉ INTERIOR

DANCE AROUND THE CREAM CYCLE
FLIES INSIDE YOUR VALENTINE
ADJUST YOUR TRACKING VULGAR FOX
WITH HUNTERS FROM THE HILLSIDE

CAPRICORN’S PAYCHECK

WALKS FROM WALL TO WALL WITHOUT A SAFETY NET
BRINGS ALL SOLUTIONS TO THE LAB
WOULDN’T SAY SHIT IF HE HAD A MOUTHFUL
MOUSE ON A MISSION

CAN MICRO-ANALYZE ANYONE
THAT’S WHY HE FUNCTIONS IN SMALL TIME
BUT ON THIS SPECIAL DAY YOU’LL SEE A CHANGE
A NICE MUTATION

HE SAYS “BRING ME MY CHECKBOOK AND MY RIFLE
I’M GOING TO THE RIVER TO PLACE ABET
NAME MY CO-CONSPRIATORS AND COMPANIES I KEEP
AND THE LIST OF BLACKBALLED SPIRITS”

THE SHARES OF CARFUL IN THE COLLUMS AND WINGS
THAT SOON DISOLVE BEFORE ANGER
GO TO THOSE WHO TACKLE AT THE FEET
OF ITS COMPUTERIZED FORCES

AND SINKS INTO THE GRIPS
OF THE SPOTLIGHT’S LUCKY NUMBERS

HEY, WHO AUTHORIZED CAPRICORN’S PAYCHECK
PAID FOR HIS HELMET AND HIS SWITCHBOARD
IT ALL COMES BACK TO HAUNT THE DISINFECTED WHERE THEY STAY
YOU NEED SALT JUST TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE
JUST TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE
JUST TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

GRATIFICATION TO CONCRETE

GASOLINE ON MY COLD SKIN
AND NO LOVE WILL I SAVE FOR YOU
ABLE, RED AND SPARTACUS
I’M NOT HOME FOR A DAY
OFF WE CORSS THE FINISH LINE
WITH OUR BLACK SOAP HANDOUTS

WITH MATH & MOTIVATIONS
TO CALCULATE OUR SLOW DEMISE
ABLE HIS EYELIDS
IN A TEA LEAF JETSTREAM

WELL THE BLUES PHONE IS BLINKING
CALLING THE HISS
TO THE ONE WE CALL THE GOLDEN SKULL
THE OTHER BEARD OF LIGHTNING
AND THAT NEVER STOPPED SMILING
ALL THE WAY TO THE WOMAN HOUSE

CROCODILE TO THE CROWN

RETRIALS WILL FIND NO VERDICT
OR ENTER TO A NEW AGE

AND YOU WILL NOT REVISIT
PERFECTION THERE TO PLEASE

AND PAYMENT FOR YOUR LEISURE
MAKE IT OUT IN FULL
TO THE EMPIRE’S PROMISING TALENT
AND BRING IT TO THE TABLE
BRING IT!

DEAD MAN AT THE HAG TABLE
ZENITH FOR HOT WIRED SOULS

WITH TAINTED TABLETS
AND INCORPORATED GERMS
PRETENDING TO BE BLIND
OUTLASTING TROUBLED TIMES

AND CRACK YOUR LAST SURPRISE
THE FILED IS ALPHABETIZED

DO YOU REMEMBER HIM
IN THE PIT OF MEMORIES?

HE CLEARED A PATH FOR YOU
WITH HIS SNOW BLOWER
WILL YOU REVISIT HIM
WITH YOUR FOPE AND TORCH?

WE NOW DIRECT YOUR VERY SHORT ATTENTION
TO A MOST UNUSUAL ARRANGEMENT:
THE CEREMONY

A PUSSY IN THE RING OF BULLDOGS

THE SENSITIVE ONES CANNOT BEAR TO STAY

THE CHAIN YANKERS OF THE PUPPET DANCE
FROZEN WITH THEIR CHECMICAL ERECTIONS

AND ALL THE GIFTS THEY BRING
A TACKELBOX OF SCARS
A CATAPULT AND PARACHUTE
SWOLLEN TUPIP GROUPS
HANDCUFF DOMINOES
“DECENCY” SCREAMED THE PORKY GIANT
THE BUS OF TROJAN HOPE
THE POWER CHORDS OF MORNING

CROCIDILE TO THE CROWN!

JANUS PAN

JANUS PAN
A RIGHTEOUS LIFE IS WAITING
A GENTLE HEART’S CONDITIONS
A PROGRAMMED TRIED
BUT COULDN’T LET GO
OF THE OLD MAN’S PLAN
TO WALK ALONE
HE SAID “YOU HAVE NO
ONE TO HOLD YOUR HAND
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH
THE GATES OF JANUS PAN”

JANUS PAN WALKS ALONE
JANUS PAN WALKS ALONE
JANUS PAN WALKS ALONE

WORK LIKE BULLIES

LET’S HAVE A COLD COCK PICNIC
I’LL BRING THE BREAD
YOU SPRING FOR THE CHICKEN

WHO WILL BE THE FIRST MAN TO GO DOWN

THE WINNERS ARE THE MINISTERS
AND THE UNDERTAKERS

FOR BODY, SOUL AND MIND THEY WORK LIKE BULLIES
THE LOSERS ARE THE CHOOSERS
WHO ARE BOUND
NOT TO BE AROUND
THEY MAY BE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND