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RAT KING EP

by The Village Tricycle

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We separate them, together with their accomplices and abettors, from the precious body and blood of the Lord and from the society of all Christians; we exclude them from our Holy Mother, the Church in Heaven, and on earth; we declare them excommunicate and anathema; we judge them damned, with the Devil and his angels and all the reprobate, to eternal fire until they shall recover themselves from the toils of the devil and return to amendment and to penitence.
2.
Voodoo Man 03:53
I light me up six candlesticks To seal with wax your lyin' lips And also turn your teeth to sand Chew on that - oh wait, you can't With number five I lay to waste Your undiscriminating taste Next time you chase the village young Let's see how you kiss with a snake for a tongue You've got me pins and needles You're playing with my strings So my sweet voodoo man Why don't you stick with me? Four is for the phantom limb The arm that came and left again Next time it's 'round a foreign form Oops, motherfucker, there goes your arm! Your legs are sick with wanderlust With this third pin, wander they must Remember next time you misbehave A foot out my door is a foot in your grave! You've got me pins and needles You've pulled apart my seams So my sweet voodoo man Don't you fuck with me This one's for the little you And all the dolls you stuck it to Too bad little you don't feel too good Pretty soon - dead solid wood! This one's for your crimson den Room enough for a hundred men! You will no more boarders please From here on out, no vacancies! You've got me pins and needles It's never hurt this good before You're at the end of my rope And now I'm strung up yours! You've got me pins and needles You've pulled apart my seams So my sweet voodoo man Don't you fuck with me!
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Super Collyer brothers, is it easier to be up and up and in than down and out on the street? hurry up, pay your bills so you can give me a ring I need your reasonable voice of insanity it's time to make decisions, it's time for coffee or tea with the wrench in the parlor or the French guillotine and could anyone ever convince you to believe that the rats are your first and foremost enemies? Homer & Langley: "Brother, did you get the paper?" "I thought I'd wait till later." "Well check the 'frigerator!" "The one with lion's feet?" "Yes! I think the foie-gras's rotting," "The debt collector's prodding," "And all of Harlem's plotting:" "Perhaps we should retreat." "Last night I thought I saw something--" "But, brother, you cannot see..." "The slight suggestion of spying" "Perhaps from the street." "I mean, I'm sure it was nothing, when it's just you and me..." "I think I'll have a sit down!" "Not that chair, it's the bad one!" "Wait, what was wrong with this one?" "Look out its--" (Langley gets booby-trapped) "...I told you!" "The lint trap needs a dusting." "The rat trap needs adjusting." "Perhaps we just need some air..." "You can't make me go out there!" "Last night I thought I saw something--" "But, brother, you cannot see!" "The strong suggestion of spying." "Perhaps from the street?" "We can't pretend it was nothing, when it's you, rats, and me..." "A hundred oranges a day..." "...won't keep the doctor away." "We've no more pianos to play:" "The keys have rotted away" both: "Avoid the dread conclusion, Know every trap's solution Or heavy retribution Awaits the both of us, awaits the both of us. Always the both of us!" (Langley is crushed to death by a booby trap. The brothers proceed to invincibility.) Last night I thought I heard something from the house down the street The nibble nibble of gnawing, perhaps those two creeps.. I mean, I'm sure it was nothing, didn't hear it from me. (Ghost chorus: "Viderunt Omnes!") Rat chorus: "Super Collyer brothers, is it easier to be dead and dead and down, and now under six feet? Thanks for eating those oranges, they made you taste so sweet!"
4.
Bed Bug 03:21
I've gotten used to locking up at night but can't seem to keep track of the key So loads of unexpected visitors are part of my nightly routine I'm not afraid of skeletons in closets, but flesh and blood aren't the same I nearly lost my shit when in through my back door you came Now, I'm not one for playing pussy in your cat and mouse game To do you a solid favor, I'll snuff out your flame So sayonara, tricky daddy-o As goodbyes go, this one was a shame My kitchen needed cleaning anyway- What's one or two more sticky red stains? I thought I'd found a stellar lover, something alien to me You knew I needed space, but still you probed my privacy You Jim Beamed into my window on a body snatching spree You smothered me with kisses - now the smotherer is me! Don't think you're Johnny Walkin' out of here Here comes a bad old habit of mine Not one for pillow talk: lie still my dear While you get stiff I'll have a good time! I've got a basement full of specimens Those pests put on a hell of a show So keep your mouth shut, you'll make lots of friends This bedbug's got a long way to go! So all these ill intentioned visitors Become part of my pet centi- He's part of my pet centi- They're all part of my pet centipede!
5.
When you find yourself in times of troubled desperate need Kneeled demure and down by your bed for a week And the answers don't come And no one ever comes Mother always warned you of the possibilities Of spirits in the mirror, ghosts unholy and bloody So say your Hail Marys 'Cause trouble comes in threes Our lady... Our lady's plagued by a ring round her rosy Our lady's plagued by a pocketful of posey That she can't keep to herself, 'cause the guilt's a disease Contrary to popular fanatic belief If you wanna sign her contract, you're gonna have to bleed Take it from me, satisfaction guaranteed! Well worth your money! Invocation: A circle of salt and the foot of a hare And bits of the mirror where I'm told she stared A few drops of blood, two of yours, two of mine Some nightshade, some mugwort, some whiskey, some wine Put in a blender, puree for five days A formaldehyde garnish to hide the decay Ave Maria! Virgo Serena! Grazia Plena! Here she comes! Can you hear the silver bells and silence of the lambs? Can you smell dead roses from the holes in her hands? How her garden did grow, now she's beginning to show Rashes to ashes and lust to dust She's come to take the sinners, all the sinners like us To the eternal charade, the infernal parade!

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released October 31, 2012

The Village Tricycle is Rebecca Henderson, Mike O'Malley, & Jeremy Lee Harris
Nate Myers: guitar on "Voodoo Man"
Hell choir on "Bell, Book, and Candle" & "Mary Contrary": Harrison Barrow, Johanna Breed, Tricia Collins, Cynthia Cukiernik, Brendan Daniels, Liz Grubbs, Stephanie Lindley, Heather Meek, Hailey Moses, Doug Pike
Randy Seals: trumpet on "Bed Bug"
recorded by Randy Seals at On Pop of the World Studios

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