The Ark Songtext
von Songdog

Tomorrow, Irene
The ark will set sail
Call it comet retribution
A hundred years of rain
There′ll be zebras and geckos
A monkey hanging a drum
And I'm sorry, my love
I wish I could come

But there′ve been so many women
And I nailed them all to my cross
Under autumn moons
Behind blinds drawn tight
Under pear trees
Jiggling in a wind all night
Sentimental songs
And gonorrhea and debt
But I loved every goddamn last one, you bet


Time hums a cruel love song
There'll be stormy seas
That they stand lashed to the mast
The sparrows will beat against the bars
That hold them fast
Mountains will roar
The air's atoms will shake
God never could give a sucker an even break

You′ll be rolling in your cot
In the belly of the boat
Dreaming of cheap rented rooms
Where you sleep all day
Drinking vodka and tequila
To keep evil at bay

Sic transit gloria
One day, I guess
The devil some might know
And he raised me a yes

Time hums a savage love song

Forgive me, please
All those things I never did say
All those things I never could say
Now all those things I never will say


Oh, forgive me, Irene
For tomorrow your ark sets sail
Shall I walk you to the harbor?
Take one last stroll with me
That place next door to Sally Army
They serve whiskey in the tea

Obama′s moon is shining
There's lightning to the west
I′ll hug you once and walk away
'Cause quick goodbyes are best
I′ll find a hussy with a bar tab
Take all the time the world's got left

And through the stink and the bedlam
The semen and the swill
Try and remember me
Promise you will

I′ll be up on the cliffs
Watching you go
'Til you make it to the skyline
And sink below

Time hums a savage love song
Time hums a savage love song