Dilaudid
Lyrics
The reception's gotten fuzzy
The delicate balance has shifted
Put on your gloves and black pumps
Let's pretend the fog has lifted
Now you see me, now you don't
Now you say you love me
Pretty soon you won't
If we get our full three score and ten
We won't pass this way again
So kiss me with your mouth open
Turn the tires toward the street
And stay sweet
All the chickens come on home to roost
Plump bodies blotting out the sky
You know it breaks my heart in half, in half
When I see them trying to fly
'Cause you just can't do things your body wasn't meant to
Hike up your fishnets, I know you
If we live to see the other side of this
I will remember your kiss
So do it with your mouth open
And take your foot off of the brake
For Christ's sake!
Banter
- I feel really weird, this is the firs ttour I've ever done standing up. And normally when I'm sitting down I'm looking at everybody's face level, exactly, i'm on the stool. And then people come up later and say it was a nice show, but I couldn't see you all night. But then my response is, I couldn't see you either, which is kind of cantankerous, and so here I am, feeling funny about looking at bottles instead of people. [unintelligible from audience] No, I want you to pogo. This is a new song. I always forget whether it's in D or E. [Peter: E!] E. You ever get in the hospital? And you done hurt yourself, and they give you, they play some music for you, and they have to give you some medication? Bring that beat back! [music from club next door becomes audible again] They have to give you some medication, and you say, the percocet never did it for me, doctor. And you're lying, but you're looking to get a little extra charge out of your meds, that's when they give you dilaudid, and that's what this song is called. (2004-10-15 The Social)
Live Performances
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