Funeral

from Lilith by Karen Underwood with John O'Brien

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Funeral

When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state.
Being reviled and despised,
It can help to strategise,
Cry a bit, Hide a bit,
Probably get high a bit.

I must pull myself together,
Gonna have to ritualise.
A ceremony so fine and dandy,
An angel hooked me up with brandy.
Drink a toast, Raise a glass.
Pour it on the earth
For those who've passed.

Then join the procession, Real Holy
And walk real slow,
for the funeral of Everyone
And Everything that I know.

I'm having a funeral for everything that I know,
So I can cry my tears all in one go.
In a great big coffin
In peace may they rest.
I'm gonna bury the North, the South,
the East and the West.

Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Everyone and Everything going in the trash.

I'm having a funeral for everyone that I know,
So I can cry my tears all in one go.
Your tireless stupidity,
Your hysterical cries,
I'm mourning real hard,
See the tears in my eyes.

Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Everyone and Everything going in the trash.

I'm having a funeral for everything that I know,
So I can cry my tears all in one go.
I'll kiss the past good-bye,
Like the snake sheds her skin.
Cut all my moorings.
Let new life begin.

Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Dust to dust, Ash to ash,
Everyone and Everything going in the trash...

Ok! Enough of that...

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from Lilith, released November 9, 2020

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