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Well (by Captain Beefheart)

from Civilian Love by Aaron Bobis

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lyrics

Light floats down day river on a
Red raft of blood
Night blocks out the heavens
Like a big black shiny bug
Its hard soft shell shinin’
White in one spot well
It’s hard place that I’m livin’
But I’m doin well well

The white ice horse melted
Like a spot of silver well
Its mane went last
Then disappeared the tail
My life ran through my veins
Whistlin’ hollow well

I froze in solid motion well well
I heard the ocean swarmin’ body well well
I heard the beetle clickin’ well
I sensed the thickest silence scream
Then I begin to dream

My mind cracked like custard
Ran red until it sealed
Turn wooden and rolled like a wheel well well

Thick black felt birds flyin’
With capes of solid chrome
With feathers of solid chrome
And beaks of solid bone
And bleached the air around them
White and cold well well

Till it’s shown in pain
The hollow cane clicked like ever after
Its shadow vanished shinin’ silence well well

credits

from Civilian Love, released November 24, 2018
Lyrics and Melody Written by Don Van Vliet
Originally appearing on the album Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)

Guitar arrangement by Aaron Bobis

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