Hungry Tonight
the carnivores are ravenous...
Give me the key
Give me the bunch
The carnivores are ravenous
Plotting their lunch
The bones and the gristle
Add to the crunch
The animals are hungry tonight
Key in the slot
Tumblers are falling
The Dik-Diks are scared
The hyenas are calling
There are bells and whistles
As the dead come crawling
The animals are hungry tonight
I don’t need excuses to crack another bottle
They’re lined up in the rack in a sequence of strength
I’m celebrating corpses on Popocatépetl
Just about as high as I’m ever going to get
Knock on my door any time at all
The keys are on the table in the corner of the hall
I’ve passed out in the kitchen
So just take it all
The animals are hungry tonight
So, Open the cages
Open the gates
Open your eyes,
Start spinning those plates
You want some more?
You’ll have to wait
The animals are hungry tonight
Caught in the crossfire
Mown down in blood
The prisoners are restless
Trapped in the flood
There’s fingers round my ankles deep in the mud
The animals are hungry tonight
About the Creator
David Ireland
David Ireland is a writer, broadcaster, musician and artist.
David also works under the pseudonym Cas Greenfield and with the Electro band Kuhl
Follow David's work as Cas at www.casimirgreenfield.com
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