Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Jesus Saves t



What does it mean, this note I see
on local walls in crude graffiti
that boldly claims "Jesus saves t"?
Where "t" is what, exactly? time?

And if he saves it where does he keep it?
And will we ever get to drink some?
Or maybe it's 'saves' like from extinction
or from a violent type of crime

Well i never saw him as a superhero
but i guess he kind of was, you know
He had like supernatural powers though
he mostly used them for free wine

And even that's not gospel truth
Well ok, bad choice of words, i concede
but it isn't what the jews believe:
that jesus was quite so divine

Maybe it's an ad campaign to combat falling numbers
or a friend count war on islam or on buddhism or atheism
or maybe it's just a pouring out of passionate belief
but either way it seems the church has turned to petty vandalism

So "Jesus saves t"
I'm like "What is that supposed to mean?"
And "t" is what, exactly? tea?
Like tea the meal or tea the leaf?
Like a green tea or an english breakfast?
It's something that i often crave
but tea is hardly like gold dust
it's a weird thing to save

Maybe it's an ad campaign to combat falling numbers
or an act of purest christian holy jesus-loving lyricism
put forth in that one moment of faith-induced delerium
but either way it seems the church has turned to petty vandalism

"Jesus saves t" but i don't know
exactly what that's meant to mean
Where "t" is what exactly
in these notes that i have seen?

Were they distracted, this one christian
vandalist, before they finished
with only time to write these two words
followed by a crucifix-
shaped lower case initial letter?
That makes more sense, yeah that's better
It's a cross, oh now i get it

Friday, 6 March 2009

Tetley in the Morning

I'm a big drinker
Have been since school
It's the same every day
This is the rule

I drink Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
a cup of earl grey at night

I'm clean living
Clean cut
But nothing can stop me
Hitting the cup

I drink Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
a cup of earl grey at night

I quit weed and junk
gave up the chase of the rabbit
I don't need to get drunk
But still i have this habit

I drink Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
Tetley in the morning
a cup of earl grey at night