Cats Are Aliens

Johnny Moribund

Cats Are Aliens


I had a dream 
Of rebirthing and growing as a team 
But I've been shown 
It's easier to pack your things and go 
Because I know I'm pitiful 
Like I know you're beautiful 

But you'd thank me for my presence 
You're welcome 
I wish I'd held you closer and then some 
Maybe then I needn't regret 
That joy unmixed with sorrow is suspect 

I said I'm sorry, you needn't worry 
I'm sick of playing Johnny Moribund 
Each day I wake to my impeccable mistake 
And wonder why I pulled the plug 

See the water spiral out 
Shed my suit and wring it out 
Ride the spiral to the flow 
Shed my skin and let it go 
But what I want is all I had 
'Cause that's my pattern and always has been 
And what I need is not a lot 
Just to be glad of what I've got 
A simple trick if you can get it right 
And I'm still practicing... 

A wiser man would fight back, return fire 
But I put my tired brain out for the night 
I wake up in the daylight with sore eyes 
Startled by your heartbeat 
Well, goodbye, love... 

You went on fishing, I came in reeling 
Headbutting concrete just to make a dent 
It's so ironic that now you've caught it 
You hurl it back 'cause it don't measure up 
I said I'm sorry, you needn't worry 
I'm sick of playing Johnny Moribund 
Close your fragile petals to the rain 
God knows I'm guilty of the same 
Two lilies rooted in a stained bathtub 
Each day I wake to my impeccable mistake 
And wonder why I pulled the plug.