Jandek

I Knew About Them

Jandek


I decided to live for man instead of God
I don't know how it happened 
I learned when you live for man, you die for man 
I didn't have to die 
It takes a lot longer to die than to live 
I was wondering if you wear out 
Many clothes these days 
If you lose, or need to change, or outgrow 
And is it easy to let your old clothes go 
And bring them 
To the place for the other unknown segment 
Who somehow wants them 
I decide this way is the best 
But the time is so hard to corral 
And pull out little intrigants 
Which I can't read no more 
I surely can't keep the light on 
It's too dark to see 
Let me tell you somethin 
I sure can hear 
I sure can hear 
They didn't know that 
They knew I couldn't see 
But they forgot 
That I could still hear 
And hearing is knowing 
I knew all about' em, yes 
I don't know how they even got so close 
For me to even hear them 
But they know that I'm listening now 
And I've got some plans 
To stop anything negative dead in its tracks 
Go away now 
You're too heavy on my mind 
I need to lay back 
Close my eyes 
So go away now 
Before you're gone