Wilderness Songtext
von Marah

I was bleeding from the mouth
When I came down from the mountains
There were briars in my hair
And lion tracks on my back
Something happened to me
Something wild, something beautiful
I got zapped by some sort of Moses hand
Shooting lightning from a sausage thumb
Underneath my teeth I feel an Old Testament aching
Thousands of slaves digging riverbeds in my gums
But the song they keep singing′s something wild, something beautiful
My eyes flutter and the break in the chorus rattling my jaw
Pacing through this wilderness
Searching for our home
Pacing through this wilderness
Together and alone
I was shaking snakes from my shoes
When I come down from the mountains
There were catfish bites on my neck
And leeches in my hair


Something wicked and wonderful splashed me up there
Like a sauce of forgiveness
My blood became an energy drink
My energy became a really good friend
Pacing through this wilderness
Searching for our home
Pacing through this wilderness
Together and aloneIf you're like me traveling ′round the country
There's something I think you should know
There's somewhere you never should go
If you′re out in Indiana on your way to Chicago
Well, Lafayette, Lafayette, Iowa
Where passing through′s all you need do
To find yourself in jail
It was quarter to four and I lost the key to my door
In the lobby of the Holiday Inn
And the hotel started to spin
And the cops came out of nowhere
So I could not run from them
Well, you know you are a gypsy
If the police say it's true
And I had myself a whiskey, sure
I′m certain that it was not two
And then they threw me in a cop car
And then they went and threw me in
To a jail cell with a gangbanger
From Detroit, Michigan
So if you're like me and you want to stay free
West of the Ohio
I′ll tell you where you never should go
If you're out in Indiana on your way to Chicago
Now over my dead body
And upon my angel wings
I swear as Jack I′m never going back
I bet you my guitar strings
Who thought Indiana'd be
The last place I ever slagged
'Cause I′ve been all around the country now
And Tippecanoe is a drag, boy
Tippecanoe, I′m telling you
Is nothing but a big old drag