FROM
THE ORIGINAL
Adam
ate food
from the land from the withunder and
away from the garden he went
God shed a tear, throwing brimstone and thunder, but Eve couldn’t see what it meant
From warm fertile soil to hard barren tundra, creation was falling hell-bent
And darkness fell down, the alliance was sundered, allowing no soul to repent
The stars fell down in open-eyed wonder, dropping on floors of cement
And God gave a roar at the first cosmic blunder in the hopes the stars would relent
God shed a tear, throwing brimstone and thunder, but Eve couldn’t see what it meant
From warm fertile soil to hard barren tundra, creation was falling hell-bent
And darkness fell down, the alliance was sundered, allowing no soul to repent
The stars fell down in open-eyed wonder, dropping on floors of cement
And God gave a roar at the first cosmic blunder in the hopes the stars would relent
This
motley crew is your legacy
This crude manner is your inflection
This cold comment is your reminder
And this reputation
It’s mine
This crude manner is your inflection
This cold comment is your reminder
And this reputation
It’s mine
