"The Revelator"

hawk wind · in the white tent
warrior grope · sunshine
purge · thwacker holiday

body from the earth · car with a new noise
carrion · warrior

i thought i'd skip the taxi · one bright and anxious day
so i set off down Wall Street · a-scurrying on my way
when all at once a jostling crowd · of pinstripe suits i saw
pouring through revolving doors · red in tooth and claw

yippie eye yay · yippie eye oh
ghost panic in · the sky

their shoes were black and shiny · their Rolex watches clinked
their laptops were on fire · their cell-phone screens all blinked
a bolt of fear shot through me · i watched the economy quake
for all the bankers running wild · who'd thrown away the brake

yippie eye yay · yippie eye oh
ghost bankers in · the sky

kids waving signs as i pass
school sponsored car wash
i was so ragged
folks used to call me Patches

hawk wind · in the white tent

you're here · there's nothing i fear
and i know that my debt will go on
we'll stay here forever this way
i am now in deep debt
and my debt will go on and on


"Old Irish distinguishes two kinds of sleep: súan and cotlud. Cotlud, the verbal noun of con-tuili, names sleep in general, including that which is in human control, a matter of personal decision... The term súan, by contrast, is usually restricted to designating magically overpowering sleep." --Jean Radner, in: Celtic Language, Celtic Culture (ed. Matonis & Melia, 1990)


Munsters.