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The Basement of Heaven

from Treehouse by Steve Dirkx

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The title is a phrase from a Lydia Lunch video. The lyrics are more Tom Waits-y, though.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpD1X1rpKWU&feature=youtu.be

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In the basement of heaven, with an old VCR,
a pile of old tapes, and a tab at the bar.
All the tunes I can muster, all the notes I can crib,
Drink juice from a bottle, a high chair, a bib
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There's a black-velvet Elvis, he's knee deep in our cheers,
He OD'd while crying cholesterol tears.
All the sockets are two-pronged, the lights at half-mast,
A microwave oven, a shadow is cast.
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The jukebox is shaped like a '62 Vette
The music is funky, 'bout as good as it gets.
Some crayola portraits are tacked on the wall,
It's 6 6 and 6, says the clock down the hall.
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The fireplace is ready, but ain't being used,
The yearbook is silly, seemingly confused.
I'm buried and waitin' just like old King Tut,
In the basement of heaven, but waiting for what?

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from Treehouse, released June 14, 2013

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Steve Dirkx Dallas, Texas

Bassist for The Telefones and Whiteman. Guitarist songwriter for Loop 12 and Bobby Soxx and the Teenage Queers. Also known in some circles as Pinky Benson. Likes photography / video / dogs.

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