Six Prayers, No. 1

The melody of this song is based on fragments of a
 melody from ancient Ugarit.
 The melody was written in an ancient form of notation on a slab of stone.
 Many of the words were rubbed out,
 but it is believed to be a prayer to a sun god.
 In the falling of the evening
 Comes the fortune teller eating and consumed
 When the folds of her dark flesh are all I see
 Keep your big red eye on me
 Keep your big red eye on me
 Brushed your teeth up silver white as stars and knives
 Patched your stockings up with
 Oriental rugs and brothel silk
 Someone told me "traveler, you'll go far"
 I'll go with you if I may
 I'll go with you if I may
 Shadows don't believe in window panes
 Entering and leaving as they please
 Now your laughter rattles like fifty wrong keys
 At how I think that every knock's for me
 Come to take me home
 Come to take me home