The Dark Canuck

this one is for you and it goes on and on and on

when nothing seems to do for when the doubtless and the wrong

ask, "can i help you?" in that way that says, "i can't"

or claim we're all the same, just inconsistent

or pretend all understanding turned out to be pretence

then pretend the pretence of understanding, how long does it take depends

you can cast your doubts, turn them inside out, hang them upside down

till their art falls out, the short answer's forty eight hours

let your heart all out, the short answer's forty eight hours

till their art falls out, the short answer's forty eight hours

let your heart all out, summon up all your power

if you need a good connection for drugs or a strong tolerance for alcohol

too little religious education, some pain threshold

if from the outside there's no demand for what you do

and inside there's an army waiting for their marching orders for you

come sit on my swing set, come sit on my porch

after ten at night, smoke your cigarettes, if you like, of course

you can cast your doubts, turn them inside out, hang them upside down

till their art falls out, the short answer's forty eight hours

let your heart all out, the short answer's forty eight hours

till their art falls out, the short answer's forty eight hours

let your heart all out, summon up all your power

and it goes on and on and on

if we ever get home, let's don't compare

let's relinquish all our holidays and drive in premieres

if we ever get home, i'm going to have me three children

apple, zippo and metronome, that's what i'm going to name them

and get celebrity skin, the illusion of tough

i'm going to talk about nothing till nothing's enough

if we ever get home and the subject comes up

this war isn't for children, war is nothing's enough

in the clouds of blood at the end of jaws

in the misted cars honking their applause

at the drive-in double feature

at the heart of dark enough

it's jaws and the dark canuck

should we stay for the dark canuck?

yeah, everyone, hands up

who's for the dark canuck?

i think we relinquished enough

and it's still dark enough

and it goes on and on and on