"Emperor XIII in Shades" lyrics
(Live at Carnegie Hall)
I woke up on horseback
Not very late at night
You barked into the black
And I set the city aside
You took me down the track
You drove me down where you told me you were never gonna let me drive
It's too bad what happened to Jesus
But Friday was alright
A red owl howled
At a window wide before him
Nine crossbone returners
Returned to birds performing
And the almost-nude saddle burners
Called out to me without teeth or tongue or warning
It was a long day for Jesus
And a quiet night in California
The beach ball cathedral
Swam like a sea fly swarming
And you were fighting with people
Round about where the apple trains swing round roaring
And the birdhouse and the palace
Burned to the ground in the noontime rain as it was reforming
I don't like what happened to Jesus
But I sure do like Saturday morning
Not very late at night
You barked into the black
And I set the city aside
You took me down the track
You drove me down where you told me you were never gonna let me drive
It's too bad what happened to Jesus
But Friday was alright
A red owl howled
At a window wide before him
Nine crossbone returners
Returned to birds performing
And the almost-nude saddle burners
Called out to me without teeth or tongue or warning
It was a long day for Jesus
And a quiet night in California
The beach ball cathedral
Swam like a sea fly swarming
And you were fighting with people
Round about where the apple trains swing round roaring
And the birdhouse and the palace
Burned to the ground in the noontime rain as it was reforming
I don't like what happened to Jesus
But I sure do like Saturday morning
