DROWNING IN OUR TEA Tony Pucci - April 14, 2013 We’ve got issues with the wolves Sending howls throughout the world They echo with the stench of decay They’re always nipping at our heels And ruining our meals I guess it’s just the carrion way CH - And all the people in the village They gather in the square Smiling at each other Not knowing why they are there We’ve got moments dipped in green Drowning in our tea Staining our gowns and our shirts In the realm of mortal men We have the cock and the hen And can’t decide just which one hurts CHORUS We have the memories we’ve made The rest is masquerade Staining our steps and our gaze This is the task of mortal man The scattering of clan Haunting the rest of our days CHORUS

Your American friend, he gave his all--when there was glory found in dreaming He did it for the carnival disease--entrapment in believing For wisdom, for wanting, for freedom, for love--we scratched out our existence Playing the angles, twisting the mirrors--Haunting with insistence Baby you know, I’m all yours this evening Baby it’s so, it’s something worth believing Baby you know, love can leave you grieving Baby it’s so, it was the overflow releasing We think that we can own a soul--only because we can not keep control Bitter the license we grant ourselves--Lost is the traction earned through hell Green was the grass that grew that night--Joyful the spinning, the lack of fright Granting wishes to our failing selves--Those fevered stories we tried to sell Baby you know, I’m all yours this evening Baby it’s so, it’s something worth believing Baby you know, love can leave you grieving Baby it’s so, it was the overflow releasing Your American friend, he gave his all--when there was glory found in dreaming He did it for the carnival disease--entrapment in believing For oceans, for mothers, for sisters, for love--for midnights fiercely beckoned Hypnotized by motorcycle rides--Emerald voices deathly stricken Baby you know, I’m all yours this evening Baby it’s so, it’s something worth believing Baby you know, love can leave you grieving Baby it’s so, it was the overflow releasing