The Dishwasher Songtext
von King Missile

He looked late thirties, maybe mid thirties
Tall, maybe six feet
I saw him in the Guatemalan clothing place
He was thin and hungry
They sold jewelry there too
I noticed some bracelets with Sanskrit writing on them
I think the woman behind the counter looked like she was Indian
Not American Indian, Indian Indian
She had a weird smile on her face as I walked in
I was looking at the bracelets

He said he was looking for work
He said, "I applied for work as a dishwasher
As a dishwasher, as a dishwasher
Over at the hotel
I′ll find out tomorrow
But if they don't, there′s six other places looking for dishwashers"

She's smiling at him and I'm realizing now, hours later


She didn′t know him
He says "see ya" and leaves and I′m still looking at stuff
She looks real nervous
She's not Indian, too light-skinned
Maybe, I don′t know
But she didn't speak English very well
So he says "see ya" and I′m looking at stuff
And I'm realizing now, hours later

She didn′t, she didn't know him
She was just going along with him
And he obviously wasn't a customer either
′Cause he said he was looking for work

He applied for work as a dishwasher
As a dishwasher, dishwasher
They don′t make a lot of money

Something was going on
He was desperate
Maybe he went in there to try to sell something
But no, I think he was trying to distract her
So he could maybe take something
He was thin and hungry and desperate
I mean he obviously wasn't a customer
But I didn′t figure it out 'til later

After the movie I′m walking back
And I'm playing the movie back in my head
And I′m playing the scene back in my head in the store


He looked late thirties, maybe mid thirties
Maybe six feet in the Guatemalan clothing place
They sold bracelets with Sanskrit writing on them
The woman behind the counter looked light-skinned
She didn't speak English very well

I should have done something
I should have realized
I should have paid attention
I should have been awake

He told her he was looking for work as a dishwasher
As a dishwasher, as a dishwasher
I didn't really get a good look at him
He looked like a dishwasher
I believed him

But now I think he was lying
I think he took something
She seemed real nervous
I should have done something
I didn′t know

I wish I had done something
I didn′t know

Is she alright?
Do you think he
Did she identify him?
If she's dead now, how did you get my name?
I don′t know any dishwashers
No, I never was in Vietnam
She definitely wasn't Vietnamese
Is she dead?
Do you think he

He looked late thirties
I think he stole something
Do you think he killed her?

He looked late thirties, maybe mid thirties
Tall, maybe six feet
I saw him in the Guatemalan clothing place
He was thin and hungry
They sold jewelry there too
I noticed some bracelets with Sanskrit writing on them

I think the woman behind the counter looked like she was Indian
Not American Indian, Indian Indian
She had a weird smile on her face as I walked in
I was looking at the bracelets
He said he was looking for work
He said, "I applied for work as a dishwasher
As a dishwasher, as a dishwasher

Dishwasher