Brown bird, common bird How’s your little twig nest been? I heard you searched the hollow earth Have you finally found your long lost friend? Endless words of a dream deferred Wouldn’t have you look my way So I made the rounds in Germantown They could barely taste my pancreas that day It’s the 28th, Will The lucky 8th, Bill! You win that Grammy, Will? Good for the landfill! And did you beat Phil? And did you network well? (So grew another head for Hydra) You wanna circle Sinai Another 40 years? Have I made myself? And myself clear? Still seduced by The child celebrity appeal? Have I made myself? And myself clear? Brown eyes, brown eyes What do you see? Brown eyes, brown eyes Of an adult looking back at me Brown eyes, brown eyes What do you see? Brown eyes, Hazel eyes And a caterpillar book on my knee And now you’re gonna explain to me About resilience and fragility? Circling Sinai Another 40 years? Have I made myself? And myself clear? Let’s watch the desert sky Do silent shapes appear? Have I made myself In any way myself? You hold your children close Whenever we come near? Speak in children’s prose For those with ears to hear? You in the diving bell Atop the silver skyline Play the victim well Who’s the devil this time? Who’s the devil this time? Who’s the devil this time?