Tarantula Hawk

Tracing very carefully
life sized portraits
of a silhouette

coloring with crayons
from your childhood
a 64 box-set

your hands will not stop
trembling
your brow breaks out
in little beads of sweat

yearning for the memories
you're drinking
you're drinking to forget

and downstairs
yeah, they're out there
you won't come down
you don't want to talk

and all you see
all you believe
all you need is
is Tarantula Hawk

time to drain a chalice
its your poison
and you want to drink alone

mirrored in your malice
your eyes
sink into your bones

and downstairs
yeah, they're out there
waiting for you to come down
you don't want to talk

all you desire
is your connection
with Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula Hawk

rub your magic lantern
but, the genie's on extended holiday
still, tarantula is there
hold your heart
its fading into gray

and downstairs
they're persistent
they intend to violate
your solitude

you and tarantula
are kneeling
and rejoicing
you're praying to St. Jude

and there's no way
they can catch you
your dying
and still your love
is like a rock

all you see
all you believe
all you need
is tarantula hawk
tarantula hawk
tarantula hawk
yeah, tarantula hawk
tarantula hawk
tarantula hawk