I once had a dream when I was young about a beautiful native american boy, and when I awoke I was quite smitten by him. He was the most beautiful boy I had ever seen. This poem came years later from that, that someone so beautiful could get away with anything, that kind of beauty could be very distracting and possibly dangerous because one's defense would be down. He would have me with my bags packed, with a never mind the consequences attitude.
lyrics
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful long black hair
beautiful boy, beautiful, beautiful long black hair
I believed every word you said
you had me with my bags packed
turned my head and knife in my back
dust on your boots and shovel in your hand
dust on your boots and....
holy mother of god, how can you be so blind
holy mother of god, how can you be so blind
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful long black hair
beautiful boy, beautiful, beautiful long black hair
I believed every word you said
you had me with my bags packed
turned my head and knife in my back
dust on your boots and shovel in your hand
dust on your boots and....
holy mother of god, how can you be so blind
holy mother of god, how can you be so blind
how can you be so blind, how can you be so blind
ahhh.... beautiful, beautiful, beautiful long black hair, beautiful long black hair
credits
from Alternative Gothic Swamp Lullabies,
track released January 1, 2008
Sabine Heusler-Schick - songwriter, vocals, guitar
Kenny Schick - guitar, vocals, percussion and everything else, production, recording, mixing, mastering
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