Strange Man

This is a kind of Ode to Corruption.

STRANGE MAN
21.11.81

I’M A STRANGE MAN IN A STRANGE LAND.
I LIKE TO PRETEND, BUT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.
I’M AN ELECTRICAL PULSE ON A MICROWAVE BAND,
I’M A STRANGE MAN.

I’M A BENT LIMB ON A BENT TREE.
ALL THE TWIGS IN THE FOREST ARE LYING ON ME.
I’M AN UNNATURAL SMELL ON A WARM SUMMER BREEZE,
I’M A BENT LIMB,
I’M A STRANGE MAN.

I’M AN OLD HAND AT THIS NEW GAME.
WHEN YOUR LINES ARE DRAWN UP, I’LL DRIVE YOU INSANE.
WHEN YOU THINK YOU’RE STRAIGHT I’LL BLOW BULBS IN YOUR BRAIN.
I’M AN OLD HAND,
I’M A BENT LIMB,
I’M A STRANGE MAN.

I’M A SICK THING IN A SICK TIME.
BEFORE YOU BECAME, I CREATED ‘THE CRIME’.
I’M YOUR LANDLORD FOR LIFE AND I WARP WHAT IS MINE,
I’M A SICK THING,
I’M AN OLD HAND,
I’M A BENT LIMB,
I’M A STRANGE MAN.

Kristofer