The first line and the general mood of the piece lifted from the 1968 poem "Sad Steps" by Philip Larkin.
lyrics
Groping my way back to bed after a piss
I am startled by my loneliness
Been here a decade and still I don’t know
Where the walls are
Am I unrecognizable in the dark?
Does my soul ever speak or my heart?
Whatever the hell those things are
Lie to me, lie to me, somebody lie to me
Lie with me
Lie to me, lie to me, somebody lie with me
Lie with me
I’m coming down with something
A chronic malaise
I’ll see a film tomorrow
Then masturbate
Something in black and white
Maybe even in French
Un condamné à mort s’est échappé
Die with me, die with me, somebody die with me
Die for me
Die with me, die with me, somebody die with me
Die for me
Die for me
Three Sad Steps more to the moonless bed
I’ll lay awake for an hour – maybe sit up and read
Oh, what the hell, I’ll just jerk off right now
And be done with it
Then fall asleep with my left hand still clutching
My instrument
I close my eyes with one ragged, old prayer
If there’s a God, I hope He doesn’t care
I don’t care
credits
from Ball on a String [EP],
track released December 15, 2010
Nate Valence - Vox, Guitar
Britt MacLeod - Backing Vox
Paul Luchkow - Violin, String Arrangements
