Tarnished Angel - Silkworm

I thank God for relentless thirst

Corn liquor can’t speak unless you drink it first

I toasted him before the set

Shouldn’t fly a plane drunk on anisette

He counseled through the bourbon haze

Never use a cruelty when a joke will do in its place

I always drink before the race

It’s a savage world not afraid to show a savage face

In a world of swarming flies

Not an angel or an athlete could live so high

To clip the pylon’s edge

It’s a rookie mistake, it’ll be on the rookie’s head

The crowd’s a rapacious beast

You can feel its hunger before every feast

Thanks for advice my sodden friend

I’ll look deep inside to see if I belong with the men

Not one of you

A tarnished angel

On the night I said goodbye

It was for effect

I dried my eyes