Muhammad by Tigers on Trains Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I see Mohammad at the end of his life
The devil bird escaping his mouth
He had sung the sweetest songs to me
And I see Vietnam collecting our blood
And John's reflection in the black wall
He was sad but he was finally free
[Verse 2]
And I see four horsemen, four prophets
Four arms of a cross leaning upon you
You were spending all your Sundays counting
And I see twenty demons for every man
Who falls asleep next to his fortune
He is stone, you are stone, I am stone
[Verse 3]
And I'm wrestling the blue-skinned bull
His pulling veins are full
Rivers of disbеlief
And I'm talking to the ten-foot man
With thе axe in his hand
For some reason he knows me
[Verse 4]
I see Babylon passed out on the floor
Don't know whether I should wake him
His alarm is ringing out my eardrums
I see six directions all at one time
And seven sleepers now surround me
A hundred years of never knowing what it's like
[Verse 5]
My memories a no-good cheat
His fertile crescent greed is starting to sting my tongue
Now I'm looking for a sunburnt god
With the straight-eye shot
Yeah he owes me some favors
[Verse 6]
Well I see corporations buying our souls
Putting heaven out of business
Anything to kill the competition
And I see eleven-year-olds waiving their guns
Fighting wars their fathers started
Just trying to make an honest living
And I've seen twenty years inside of this trench
Passing time and dodging bullets
Well it's fine if you can take the violence
But I'll see death before I see any rest
Maybe that's the way it should be
So I think its best to just cover my eyes
I see Mohammad at the end of his life
The devil bird escaping his mouth
He had sung the sweetest songs to me
And I see Vietnam collecting our blood
And John's reflection in the black wall
He was sad but he was finally free
[Verse 2]
And I see four horsemen, four prophets
Four arms of a cross leaning upon you
You were spending all your Sundays counting
And I see twenty demons for every man
Who falls asleep next to his fortune
He is stone, you are stone, I am stone
[Verse 3]
And I'm wrestling the blue-skinned bull
His pulling veins are full
Rivers of disbеlief
And I'm talking to the ten-foot man
With thе axe in his hand
For some reason he knows me
[Verse 4]
I see Babylon passed out on the floor
Don't know whether I should wake him
His alarm is ringing out my eardrums
I see six directions all at one time
And seven sleepers now surround me
A hundred years of never knowing what it's like
[Verse 5]
My memories a no-good cheat
His fertile crescent greed is starting to sting my tongue
Now I'm looking for a sunburnt god
With the straight-eye shot
Yeah he owes me some favors
[Verse 6]
Well I see corporations buying our souls
Putting heaven out of business
Anything to kill the competition
And I see eleven-year-olds waiving their guns
Fighting wars their fathers started
Just trying to make an honest living
And I've seen twenty years inside of this trench
Passing time and dodging bullets
Well it's fine if you can take the violence
But I'll see death before I see any rest
Maybe that's the way it should be
So I think its best to just cover my eyes