Mother May I*

Permanent Tourist

Still have not called.

LYRICS:

Mother
May I take a few steps forward
Mother
May I leave this place
behind

Mother
I don’t want to go to heaven
Mother
Maybe I don’t want to die

Unfortunate son of a bitch
who gets to barter for his bride
Wide awake at the switch
and completely empty inside
Unfortunate son of a bitch
who doesn’t get to decide
Wide awake at the switch
when she opens herself wide

Mother
may I stop trusting in fictions
Mother
may I cut through all the lies

Mother I may
go my own way
no more of this ruse
Nail the scoundrels
to their crosses
can’t take your abuse
As for father
I will call him
when I work this out
If you never
hear the phone ring
know that it’s your fault

I set out across the heartland
and watched the nation scrolling by
toward a future yet unknown
Pardon me if I live my life

Say my prayers
I betray her
with every single step
Keep on walking
keep on talking
Time will do the rest

Unfortunate son of a bitch
Fortunate son of a bitch
yeah