DAVID POE

Lyrics

THE ELEPHANT
©2009 By David Poe. Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved.
From Shadowland: Music For Pilobolus

YOU ARE FULL OF THE ANIMAL
YOU DRINK THE BLOOD AND YOU WEAR THEIR WOOL
THE PASSIVE CATTLE AND THE LOYAL OX
THEY PLOW THE FIELD FOR ELECTRIC SHOCKS

WARMER BIRDS FLY TO THE SUN
SHOT OUT OF THE SKY BY THE HUNTER'S GUN
THE FRIGHTENED CHICKEN, THE GLUTTONOUS SWINE
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT INSIDE YOU?

NEVER FORGET
THE ELEPHANT
NEVER FORGETS YOU

FIRE TREES ON THE HILLS OF MEGIDDO
KILLER BEE, VAMPIRE MOSQUITO,
THIS IS WHERE THE SNAKE SPEAKS IN TONGUES
TO THE FIRST MAN AND THE MAN-MADE WOMAN

LOVE FOR GAME AND WAR FOR OIL
SET THE TABLE WITH THE MORTAL COIL
PUT ON THE SKIN AND YOU GET YOUR FILL
ALL YOU CAN EAT, ALL THAT YOU CAN KILL

NEVER FORGET
THE ELEPHANT
NEVER FORGETS YOU

FOG ROLLS IN, UNINVITED,
NIGHT MOANS FOR THE NEW DEAD
THE VOICES BEHIND SLAUGHTERHOUSE DOORS
IT'S MAN AND NATURE IN A MESSY DIVORCE

ICE MELTS BUT RIVER IS DRY
WHERE THE POLAR BEARS GO TO DIE
FLASH FLOOD FROM THE FAST FOOD HEAT
YOU GOT FAT ON THE CHEAP MEAT

YEAH

NEVER FORGET
THE ELEPHANT
NEVER FORGETS YOU