Jon Marcantoni
Gato Barbier "Zelao" from Third World
Hit me! Through the heart
Three beats
Bam
The world crumbles
While feet
Burn
Babies cry
And Jesus weeps
Bam
Junkies overdose
Down the alleys
Of America
Meth-fueled
Dream addicted
Will we see the light soon
Or
darkness
falls
notes
ring
And
Bam
You're already late
Slam went the door
Which resounds
In the aftermath
Of that high that makes you wet
The high that lets you live
The high that feeds that belly
Fat on corn and oil and Uncle Sam's promises
Got you convinced there is nothing more
Nowhere on Earth as good as here
If this paradise cuts you deep
Let the blood creep
The
fault
is
your
Own
Success in this land
Is the measure, man
The measure of a life's worth
Take that hit
Love that pipe
Let all your failures fade away
Ears ringing
Soul dying
Bam went my heart
The day you believed in me
Bam went my heart
The day I stopped believing in you
There is no cure
There is only noise
What my life has come to
Bam
went
"Antonio das Mortas" from Third World
Summer winds
The pier never looked
As gold
As when I saw it in your eyes
Waves climb the support beam
Finger climb your thigh
Palm your waist
The sun sending flares across
purple clouds
Across
Silver plumes
Across
Your auburn hair
Or is it maroon
Like the sex between your legs
The sex that makes me beg
For one touch
One glance
Those lips
Those dimples
And when the sun
hits the sea
The light ascends
An orange wave
Envelopes
Water climbs the support beam
Fingers climb your torso
Water turns to fire
Hand on the neck
Lips hovering
Water spills over
Eyes close
All the rest
lives
"Maria Domingas" from Under Fire
Did we meet
On a dance floor
As the tempo kicked up
Or was it an interlude
Of guitar
Piano
words unsaid
Did we meet
In a room
I could only see
Your reflection
you mine
In a mirror
Adjacent
To my date’s head
Did we meet
Under stars
at high noon
When we met
Did we share words
Did we dance
Did we merely look
Can I confess
I was
in the middle
of a desert
Without direction
Without purpose
Lost to the point of
Delirium
Then we met
I awoke
And