Sitting in a holding cell
Holding on my only cell
I had one call and I called you
There's a drunk guy next to me
And one is trying to pee
I'm sitting here breathing heavily
The guy with the tattoos
Is talking about fucking you
I'm just avoiding eye contact
He pulls out a shiv
I've got a sec to live
But a guard comes in and beats him
Funny how that works
He's framed as a jerk
He's probably just had a long day
The man with the stick
Asks if I wanna lick
Because apparently I looked funny
I said no officer
He said officer sir
And that's when I decided to be quiet
He went in real close
Told me take off your clothes
And put the baton to my face
I got terrified
But tattoos was still alive
He jumped on the guards back to save me
The shiv punctured his lung
Guard winked and it was done
Tattoos and him were lifeless
Another guy came in
Gave his head a spin
He evaluated and decided I did this
He pulled out his gun
It was labeled number one
But two bullets entered my skull
You arrived a little late
Too bad we missed our date
If only I had put on a seatbelt
credits
from DEMO,
released July 2, 2017
Written by E and Brooks
The first show I ever went to, Zerg Rush was headlining. I had the time of my life at that show, I knew I wanted to be in a band before that, but after seeing these aliens play, I knew it was something I was gonna work for no matter what. You guys rock!
-E.T Scyphozoan Chronicle
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