Earthly Pleasure

Naked on the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth,
 When he suddenly acquired an overwhelming sense of doubt.
 Every single piece of baggage he'd been holding on his back,
 Was beginning to dig dig dig in and his back began began to crack.
 And when he finally broke up, he found that he'd been breaking down.
 Little body, little soul, little shrapnel on the ground
 So he started to examine from the clumsy to the cute,
 From the fat, fat cat to the destitute
 From the chat, fat cat to the mute
 Oh earthly pleasure ring out
 From the rigors of this road
 Earthly pleasure ring out
 From the caverns of my soul
 Then suddenly he found themselves in 1822
 And he was in another body, in a heavy sort of suit
 He was surrounded but he'd started making plans to make a run
 When they called to him, son, cock your gun
 And so he did as all the others had already done
 He put his finger on the trigger and he gave 'em some
 And though he don't like to admit it, it was sensual and pure
 And he changed that day though he can't be sure
 If it's the sickness or the cure.
 Oh earthly pleasure ring out
 From the rigors of this road
 Earthly pleasure ring out
 From the caverns of my soul
 So there he was in front of her divine simplicity
 And she was speaking Esperanto and drinking ginger tea
 As she inquired about the reason for his visit here today
 Well he just said, no reason, and I really shouldn't stay.
 And so he thought that she would think that he was some kind of freak
 And that he'd go back to the grind, and that he wouldn't last a week
 But she didn't, she just sighed and added softly with a smile
 Sit down dear child, what's on your mind?
 And so he frantically described to her, the kingdom at her feet
 As she continued with her manicure and poured another tea
 As he recounted tales of misery and suffering and pain
 She was yawning at the ceiling, so we had to up his game
 The only thing your children cherish is to move up the ranks
 Lucifer is in our courts, Beelzebub is in our banks
 And if you don't cooperate with us, we'll hang you 'til you're dead
 So she granted him a wish, and let him write it on her head
 And when he read it back to her, this is all it said
 Earthly pleasure ring out
 From the rigors of this road
 Earthly pleasure ring out
 From the caverns of my soul
 Now I truly understand
 But I don't understand a thing
 So let this earthly pleasure sing
 Earthly pleasure