By popular request for Sine.Qua.Non. The Twilight Singers song Fat City (Slight Return) has some of the best lyrics I have ever read. They song uses Biblical references of the Garden of Eden and the Rapture to describe the nihilism of drug addiction.
Fat City (Slight Return) mp3
Lyrics
I musta been near, unclear
Its dark as hell and hot in here
But I'm ready for the stroll-
So release me so I can find-
The couple comes over, I fear-
That they'll lead me to the garden
Where anything I want iz close
Everything I wanted most
Nathan runs a little river-
Cathy gets high-
Joey got arrested when he messed up
Round about sixteen times-
Why you take from a giver?
Why you gotta get high?
Why you watch a carwreck,
Muthafucker?
Cuz it looks fun to die.
The ship it listed- and things got twisted
Bow down and get yourself lifted-
Party at the mansion, y'all
Party on the day before the fall
You all- Better Listen
Don't question my volition-
The hard way, the eazy way,
The only way-
The lonely way-
Save yourself, you little sinner
Path it up right
Take the road less traveled
Make sure you keep that shit all tight
Kali nichta...
Update: Just for kicks, I'll add some of the silliest lyrics Greg Dulli has ever written. That song is So Tight. Yes, he really is going there.
So Tight mp3
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