The Pride of Queens (Live In Oslo, 11/22/2024)

Another forward from the prince

How many babies can you kiss?

How many lords can you undress?

As you sit misquoting silence

Have you seen the Royal Canal?

Is that somewhere that you know of well?

As Luke is raped by dust and gored by vultures

You bought your way into the culture

Yes you did

No not you

Not you too

You couldn't know what that miracle means

No, not in your kind of hollow scenes

Not about the pride of Queens

Hey that's a nice poem don't let it get away

Though Verlaine may disagree that it's a beautiful day

Gabba gabba hey

I saw the ghost of Joey dancing to your sound

I'm sure that you were so busy when they lowered him down

Busy busy

In the end when Ronnie lost all of his hair

I couldn't help but notice that you were there

And Hank was home working that night in LA

Instead of some kind of brilliance you sucked him away

Yes you did

No not you

Not you too

You couldn't know what that miracle means

No, not in your kind of hollow scenes

Not about the pride of Queens

Remember when you violated every living ear

With that little magic trick

That made your garbage just appear

Tell me do you ever stop to wonder why

The rats get fat while brave men die

Yes they do

No not you

Not you too

You couldn't know what that miracle means

No, not in your kind of hollow scenes

Not about the pride of Queens

At the end of your century what have you done?

As the dead in your history rattle and hum

The pride of Queens