David Lowery

And I was the man who sold the Arabs the moon The Emirate Princes, their hands manicured Their servants with luggage, they followed behind The African concubines, regal and tall And I was the man who sold the Arabs the moon They festooned their flags

A winter's night, A creature, strange & bright Appeared upon the porch in a dark storm. The minister said, "It's clearly mad in the head-- Pay it no mind, it'll go away." You & I were thinking about a place Below the sea, With stinging a