Spit Shine Your Black Clouds Lyrics

You're walking through the forest where there's beat-down trees, broken glass
John Lennon and The Rolling Stones- crooning in plastic bags
Spit shine your black luck now, baby!

You turn on the radio- the speakers spit tangled talk
Oh, everything is war and they just fuck their way to the top
But they'll eat black clouds we'll all eat black clouds!

You're working on a cruise now, serving caviar to the crew
Oh, they repossessed your heart; you're making payments on your face, too
Spit shine your black clouds now, baby!

And what if your religion turns out to be a cruel joke
And you're fucked beyond all hope?
Spit shine your black clouds now, baby!

First you stayed in bed all day and walked around all night
Then you threw your phone away and slept beneath the freeway underpass
Oh, your mother slit her throat after your father's heart attack
And you've got two little sisters still in school, oh
What'cha gonna do?!
What'cha gonna do?!

Just sit and watch the ships loading their freight
And the pale pelicans feeding their young
And disgraced at the barbarically charming sun
Out on the weekend- talked your way out of a first date
Said your uncle was famous, by then it was too late
Spit shine your black luck now, baby!

Fall asleep to the TV- the cops are talking tough
To the cameras in the backseat, to the audience at home
But they'll eat black clouds, we'll all eat black clouds

And listen to your girl, with skin like a sapphire sun
To get right to the point, she tells you everything you did wrong

Spit shine your black luck!
Spit shine your black luck!
Spit shine your black luck!
Spit shine your black luck!
Spit shine your black luck, yeah!
Spit shine your black luck!

The sky's so desolate like flesh on a skull-shaped balloon!
You sit in bed writing love letters to yourself!
No black ink on the black paper, baby!

Stare at the ceiling- fall into dreamless sleep
And day climbs your chimney- taps you on the shoulder blade
Spit shine your black clouds now, baby!

All your best friends grew up to be successful actresses
And all your bitter enemies died of liver failure in Kent, Washington trailers
All your brothers made babies until their brains turned brown
And the world's lounging longways on an unbridled black cloud!
And yeah, the world's lounging longways on an unbridled black cloud!
And yeah, the world's lounging longways on an unbridled black cloud!