Jam Baxter - Wings Cost Extra lyrics
rate me(Verse)
I've been starin' off this roof for as long as I can remember
In an unspent hour I buried in late December
Where the icy winds tug & unravel your raison d'être
& the scene beyond swells in its dirty decadent splendor
A mere blemish in a scene seldom relished
Dogs howl & witherin' addicts hang at the chemist
I shrugged of the lingerin' grip of the psychedelics
& grabbed one his the neck 2 examine his drab aesthetics
His skin hung like patchwork hammocks from his limbs
Gapin' mouth like an ink stain splattered on his chin
The sweat cascaded from his palms
Wit a stance reminiscent of a circus bear balanced on a pin
I traveled on a whim aboard the final train to central
To where the world's weirdest freaks & invalids assemble
The torrential rain flooded our minds wit squirmin' invertebrates
That dictate our movements thru pockets of heavy turbulence
Pigs prod at a child, losers become cheaters
Strange wild beasts eat buckets of lesser creatures
All the dealers eitha shrunk to single cell amoebas, burnt their
Features off, robbed their connections or found Jesus
Disembodied heads in dusty corners
Headless bodies inject liquor directly into their organs
The neva endin' crux of a very strange pe'formance
The beauty's in the gutters, this entire world is flawless
(Hook)
Scramble fo' a seat at the center, fangs on discount
Wings cost extra
Still free fallin' on a seven day bender, leap from the cliff tops
Wings cost extra
Still in awe of it all, tear a hole in the head, cram it full of debris
Bag of souls to injest
Primal spasm fo' 1, peel an inch from the brain
Whisk the earth to a pulp, sit & drink the remains
Air heavy wit sin, name written in lights
Wouldn't swap it fo' shit, eyes teamin' wit life
Keep hold of your face, days mimic a dream
Still chewin' the sky, reboot the machine
(Verse 2)
The smell of crack wafts from the brothel beside the chicken shop
Above a sewer teemin' wit giant beetles & killa wasps
Opposite the corner where kids gorge on fo'bidden slop
& when their stomachs burst, wipe their innards off
& go about your business
Blind eyes in a barrel, a tycoon launches grenades at a herd of cattle
Slimy lil boutiques buried beneath the gravel sell portable weapons
Fo' the killa that likes to travel
The modern mammal, a delicate balance of blood & flesh
I spat the phlegm from my mouth & swung a left
Past a crowd of brayin' patriots dyin' a dozen deaths
& a crazed woman drillin' a hole in 'er luva's chest
I saw them all smeared across my vision
You were always taught to fear the competition
The gin took a hold of the scene & pulled it apart
Revealin' manic pigs slitherin' adders & rabid gibbons
All tearin' thru the hours, fiends feed addictions
Inpatients rattle off an endless list of symptoms
The earth yawns & wipes a city from existence
In a mouthful of crumblin' buildin's & lil infants
I leaned forward & ordered anotha double
& tunneled out of my mind thru a forest of fat & muscle
Fucked on every such substance you could fit atop a shovel
I text my brethren & tell 'er I've been stayin' out of trouble
(Hook)
Scramble fo' a seat at the center, fangs on discount
Wings cost extra
Still free fallin' on a seven day bender, leap from the cliff tops
Wings cost extra
Still in awe of it all, tear a hole in the head, cram it full of debris
Bag of souls to injest
Primal spasm fo' 1, peel an inch from the brain
Whisk the earth to a pulp, sit & drink the remains
Air heavy wit sin, name written in lights
Wouldn't swap it fo' shit, eyes teamin' wit life
Keep hold of your face, days mimic a dream
Still chewin' the sky, reboot the machine
