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Kissing the Porpoise

from Ibid by Serious Pilgrim

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I go down to the ocean
To hear the velvet sound of sea
Entrapped by water in motion
A vision starts to come to me

I walk out into the water (this is my destiny)
To call upon an ancient friend
We speak and laugh without order
I hope this friendship never ends

He says, "My friend, I am dying."
He says, "Man, I'm already dead."
He says, "I'm the victim of a tiny little system little system that I never even touched before."
I said, "Just come here and rest your head."

So for now

I am kissing the porpoise
And my bottle-nosed buddy wants to kiss me back
Yes, I am kissing the porpoise
He's black-and-blue 'cause his blue has turned black

Blood is thicker than water, it's true
So when you spill your blood out in the blue
Dig it coming straight back
To you

I'd like to take the president of a popular chemical company
Strap on some heavy boots and drop him in that bay
So the sea creatures could come up to him and say

My gills, they feel your spills
My eyes, they see your lies
My fins, they know your sins
My home is dissed.

Liquidate.

Yes, I am kissing the porpoise
And my bottle-nosed buddy wants to kiss me back
Yes, I am kissing the porpoise
He's black-and-blue 'cause his blue has turned black.

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from Ibid, released October 1, 1990

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