Jandek

They Told Me I Was A Fool

Jandek


You got real fancy instincts
But your mouth is so large 
I think I see a hundred people in it 
I guess you like it that way 
Because you're a flop 
And there ain't no more wringer washers 
To roll your fingers through 
I see your insides aren't the same since 1951 
You're dying inside a window 
I saw your face all cut with glass 
And underneath the window 
The hands you dug your grave with 
You could have built an empire 
He would have helped you now you know 
You're going to fetch the wind 
On a unicorn 
Feet all dangling down 
Wish them well at the marketplace 
I fear a fiery face 
Is staring from the future 
It's not the way 
They told me I was a fool 
Well it's your friend and mine 
And ??? 
The sky is black in a blue night 
The winter is true or so it may seem 
Carnival tricks in the corners 
The floor is made of tracks 
That follow your footsteps