XXXVIII

"…I'M ANXIOUS TO TELL HER THE WAY I FEEL
SO I TOLD HER SOFTLY AND SINCERE
AND SHE LEANED AND WHISPERED IN MY EAR
CUDDLIN' MORE AND DRIVIN' SLOW…"

"I CAN MASH-POTATOE
AND I CAN DO THE TWIST  
I CAN DO THE TWIST
NOW TELL ME BABY
TELL ME BABY
DO YOU LIKE IT LIKE THIS"

"MY BABY DOES THE HANKY-PANKY"

I HAVE TO REDUCE 
TO ABSTRACT POST-PERSONAL MESSAGES
I CANNOT TALK ABOUT POLITICS

REALITY IS CLOSING OUT
REALITY IS CLOSING OUT OF THE PICTURE

"SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL"

&

THE HANDS MOVE ONLY
WHEN YOU GIVE THE BLESSING
THE ARMS DON'T MOVE  ONLY THE HANDS MAY
THEY DON'T HAVE TO EITHER
BUT IT'S NICE - MOTION IS ALWAYS NICE
ESPECIALLY IN COUNTERPOINT WITH THE STIFFNESS

THE STIFFNESS OF THE ARMS AND THE MOTION OF THE HAND
GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF BLESSING

"I'VE GOT A GIRL NAMED
RAMA LAMA DING DONG
I'LL NEVER LET HER GO
RAMA LAMA DING DONG
I LOVE HER, LOVE HER SO
AND SHE'S MINE OH MINE"

"GOOBA GOOBA GOOBA GOOBA
AH HA HA HA
AH HA HA HA
AH HA HA HA
YOU GOT ME ROCKIN' WHEN I OUGHTA BE ROLLIN'
AH HA HA HA
AH HA HA HA 
EY EH OH"

"UHH EHH UH AH AH
TING TANG WALLA WALLA BING BANG"

"I'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY BABY
JUST WAIT AND SEE
FOR EVERY KISS YOU GIVE ME
I'LL GIVE YOU THREE
WHA-OH-OH-OH"

&

TRY NOT TO LET THEM DESTROY YOU
THE BEST I CAN PROPOSE
EVERYTHING BECOMES SO DANGEROUSLY PATHETIC

"I CAN GET NO SATISFACTION"

CAN DO ANY MANY VARIATIONS WITH THE SIGNS
COMBINED AND REDUCED

"OH MONDAY MORNING 
YOU GAVE ME NO WARNING OF WHAT WAS TO BE
OH MONDAY MONDAY 
HOW COULD YOU LEAVE AND NOT TAKE ME"

&

THIS RELIGIOUS STATE OF DOESN'T MATTER WHOM
WHEN ONLY THE NUMBER MATTERS
NOT WHO ADORES YOU BUT HOW MANY
BECAUSE AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT
PROBABILITY CLOSES OUT
REALITY CLOSES OUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF AGREEMENT OF TASTES
AND OPINIONS AND STYLES
SO YOU HAVE TO CONSENT WITH THE QUANTITY

ARTISTS ARE VERY FEW
AND IT'S HARD TO DIFFER THEM
FINALLY YOUR FANS WILL INCLUDE A NUMBER OF KILLERS
DIFFERENT KINDS OF CRIME-ADDICTED -

ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A DARK ENTITY
THE DANGER OF ATTRACTING THE SCUM OF THE EARTH IS HUGE
SO YOU CANNOT DO NOTHING AT THAT POINT
YOU HAVE NO CONTROL ANY MORE

&

BECAUSE YOU COMMUNICATE
EVEN WHEN YOU ACT AS AN ACTOR YOU COMMUNICATE
THAT'S YOUR ATTRACTIVITY

MANY THINGS WE ARE
BUT THE VERY FIRST OF ALL
WE ARE - I SHOULD SAY "LIKE"
BUT I WON'T SAY LIKE
YOU SAY LIKE WHEN YOU ARE UNCERTAIN
I AM CERTAIN

FIRST OF ALL  THE FIRST THING WE ARE
WE ARE MAGNETS
MAGNETS OF DIFFERENT CAPACITY
SO THE FIRST THING WE DO IS TO ATTRACT THE OTHERS

&

BUT EVERYBODY  NOT ONLY PETER O'TOOLE
WHO HAS DIED TWO DAYS AGO
THIS IS A RICH YEAR OF DEATHS

HOW THEY TRANSFORMED HIM!
HIS LOOKS  UUUU
AND HE HANDLED IT WITH A GRACE
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE ACTING  LIKE HIM
THE AURA OVERCAME THE PHYSICAL -

&

EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONAL CAPACITY
IT CAN BE PARALLEL
YOU CAN LOVE MOTÖRHEAD AND BURZUM THE SAME WAY
IF YOU WANT  A COMPARISON OR SOMETHING

WHAT'S THE TOPIC  THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUANTITY
NO, THERE IS NO PROBLEM THERE
DON'T HAVE TO BE PARANOID AND BEHAVE LIKE SALINGER
THE REASON OF COURSE OF SALINGER'S SOLITUDE WAS EXACTLY THIS
HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PUBLIC IS UNCONTROLLABLE
THAT'S WHY HE WITHDREW FROM PUBLISHING ANYTHING MORE

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE NOT A WRITER
BUT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL MESS
IN THE MESS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL WORLD
DON'T EVEN THINK ANY MORE
JUST THE QUANTITY MATTERS
WHEN YOU BECOME STADIUM SIZE
NOTHING MATTERS ANY MORE - JUST THE QUANTITY
HARD ROCK ACTS HAVE FREQUENTLY FALLEN FOR THIS TRAP

TRAPS ARE BUILT ALL OVER - IT'S A MINEFIELD
THE MENTAL ADVANCEMENT HAPPENS THROUGH A MINEFIELD

VERY IMPORTANT STATEMENTS
EVEN THE NEIGHBOURS HEAR IT

&

AND I HAD THE SALINGER SYNDROME
BEFORE EVEN REACHING FAME
I KNOW IT IN ADVANCE WHAT IT BRINGS WITH
AND I'M SO BLOODY AFRAID OF IT
I'M VERY AFRAID OF IT

I'VE BEEN A HERMIT SO LONG  SO LONG
THAT I CAN'T IMAGINE TO STEP OUT OF IT
THE SALINGER INVERTS - DO THE ANTI-SALINGER
BECAUSE OF THIS LATENT FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL

FIRST OF ALL THERE IS THE MONEY
AND THEN THE RECORD LABEL DICTATES WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
EXPLOITATION - AND ALL THOSE TROUBLES I NEVER HAD MY SHARE IN
AND I'M NOT PROUD OF IT - YOU OUGHT TO BE EXPLOITED
WHAT ARE YOU EXISTING FOR IF NOT TO BE EXPLOITED

REWARD IS ANOTHER QUESTION
BIG MONEY, YES - THE MONEY IS NOT A REWARD
IT'S AN ILLUSION AS A REWARD - IT'S NOT A REWARD
REWARD SHOULD BE ETERNAL YOUTH
AND TOTAL HEALTH

"ALL NIGHT LONG  ALRIGHT NOW  HEY HEY"

&

"THERE SHE GOES HER ROYAL MAJESTY
SHE'S THE QUEEN OF MY HEART"

I KNOW IT'S VERY DISGUSTING
THIS SIXTIES NOSTALGIA - IT'S BLOODY DISGUSTING
THAT'S THE MOST DISGUSTING FEATURE IN ME
THE SIXTIES - DOESN'T MATTER ANY MORE

"BUT WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW"