Graham Parker Dark Days Lyrics

Dark Days Lyrics

The sun has a solar flare

The earth just tilted on its axis

The demon lies in his lair

And licks at the Goddess Abraxas



Volcanoes long, long dormant

Send up plumes of gas

An India and Pakistan

Start talking trash



In these dark days, dark



Let's walk to the nearest cliff

Let's walk to the river

But there's been a seismic shift

I felt the whole earth quiver



Let's hold the party we said we would

I'm always whole

And me with their blood on my hands

And you with their gold



In these dark, dark, dark days

In these dark days, um dark



Your conscience is worthless here

Go peddle it under the street lights

The hubris of love you carry

Is attracting a swarm of meat flies



Brandish, brandish your weapon, baby

Sharpen your sharpest knives

If you're not the king or the queen

You're just a working for the hive



In these dark, dark, dark days

In these dark, dark days



Dark, dark, dark

Dark, dark, dark days



Well, well, well

The sun has a solar flare

The earth just tilted on its axis

The demon lies in his lair