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Dog Man

Xanthe

By Xanthe Published 11 months ago 1 min read

Dog Man

I’ve been living like a dog, man—a dog, man, a dog,

I’ve been living like a dog, man, a dog.

Time now’s closer than the day I first arrived.

I’ve been living like a hog, man—a hog, man, a hog,

I’ve been living like a hog, man, a hog.

Empty-headed fools got us—

Normal man, locked, loaded, and on the loose.

“We can’t take much more, Captain!”

“I’m giving her all I got!”

I don’t lose an argument,

So why don’t you just stop?

I’m living in gold, man—in gold.

I’m living like mold, man—like mold.

My eyes wide open like stars, man—like stars.

Close my heart, but open my mind

To the wonders beyond.

1984—year of the dog,

Planet retriever bound for this nation.

Moments of glory for those at the top,

A truckload of slop for the ones to be stopped.

E-I-E-I-O—hello, E-I-E-I-O.

Don’t show us no, don’t show us no—

E-I-E-I-O—hello, E-I-E-I-O.

We must be asleep at the wheel,

The crash is coming, and it’s going to be real.

E-I-E-I-O—hello, E-I-E-I-O.

Don’t show us no, don’t show us no—

E-I-E-I-O—hello, E-I-E-I-O.

Robot micanical hearts and minds

Robot mechanical hearts and minds

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Xanthe

doing strange things in the name of art since 1991

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    Written by Xanthe