doomsday doggerel

The Black Crowes

Kingdom of mud and their toothless king
Leopards in lilies and other bloodthirsty things
Sweet meat on the doorstep
Eyes as black as wine
A front-row seat to the end of times

I ain t no sidestepper, back-scratcher, rat catcher
I said, Flow, river, flow.
Said, I m a chain-breaker, rain-maker, soul-shaker.
Yes, I know what I know
Said, I m looking at you.
Oh, I m looking at you
All I see are empty eyes

Can smell the city burning
See the bleeding man
Walk the road of ruin
Get by hand to hand
You can drink from a needle
Stumble dizzy down the hall
Well, they ve taken to the streets
So they can watch their idols fall

I ain t no sidestepper, back-scratcher, rat catcher
I said, Flow, river, flow.
Said, I m a chain-breaker, rain-maker, soul-shaker.
Yes, I know what I know
I said, I m looking at you.
Oh, I said, I m looking at you.
But all I see are empty eyes

A mouthful of sugar, room full of flies
Black leather curtain. So, what s behind?
What s behind?
Claw and fang, ooh, bullet wounds
Spit out the bones

Yes. I ain t no sidestepper, back-scratcher, rat catcher
I said, Flow, river, flow.
Said, I m a chain-breaker, rain-maker, soul-shaker.
And I know what I know
Said, I m looking at you.
Looking right at you
But all I see are empty eyes