farewell, angelina

farewell

angelina

the bells of the crown

are being stolen by bandits

i must follow the sound. the triangle tingles

and the trumpets play slow. farewell

angelina

the sky is on fire

and i must go. there's no need for anger

there's no need for blame. there's nothing to prove

everything's still the same. just a table standing empty

by the edge of the sea means

farewell

angelina

the sky is trembling

and i must leave. the jack and the queen

have forsake the courtyard. fifty-two gypsies

now file past the guards

in the space where the deuce

and the ace once ran wild

farewell

angelina

the sky is falling

i'll see you in a while. see the cross-eyed pirates sitting

perched in the sun

shooting tin cans

with a sawed-off shotgun. and the neighobrs they clap

and they cheer with each blast. farewell

angelina

the sky's changing color

and i must leave fast

king kong

little elves

on the rooftops they dance

valentino-type tangos

while the makeup man's hands

shut the eyes of the dead

not to embarrass anyone. but farewell

angelina

the sky's embarrassed

and i must be gone. the machine guns are roaring

the puppets heave rocks

and fiends nail time bombs

to the hands of the clocks. call me any name you like

i will never deny it

but farewell

angelina

the sky is erupting

i must go where it's quiet.