Captain Beefheart Petrified Forrest Lyrics

Petrified Forrest Lyrics

Human Bark 
Beautyless hide from beauty 
Bow your eyes `n heads to the duty of the dead`s 
Suck the ground 
Breathe life into the dead dinosaurs 
Let the past demons rear up `n belch fire in the air of now 
The rug`s wearing out that we walk on 
Sonn it will fray `n we`ll drop 
Dead into yesterday 
Must the breathing pay for those who breathe in `n don`t 
Breathe out 
There`d be no gain, brothers, if no one would play 
`n for your games count me n` all that can see, 
Breathe in `n out hungry today `n eat hearty tomorrow 
Or eat away `n be eaten some day 
No seed shall sow in salt water 
If the dinosaur cries with blood in his eyes 
In the dinosaur cries with blood in his eyes 
`n eats our babies for our lies 
Belches fire in our skies 
Maybe I`ll die but he`ll be rumbling through 
Your petrified forest