The Best of Book of Kills, Volume One
(April '94)

Cindy (You're a Fast Food Beauty) :: Cindy I think you've got nice breasts I saw them on the cover of a magazine And Cindy I like all the rest of your body parts too at least the ones I've seen And Cindy though Im not a fan of moles I must admit that yours is rather fine Cindy you're a fast food beauty Cindy you're a real gone cutie Cindy I think it is my duty to inform you that I've ogled you and I'm not ashamed to say that Cindy I wish you lived next door and you could sunbathe in the nude by your pool And though I guess it makes me a pervert or a voyeur But I could watch you from my attic window Cindy you're a real gone cutie... (February 14, 1994)

Shapes of Things to Come :: Teenage angst never meant crap to me I came off the teat an old man Give me some smokes and a cup of stale coffee The rest I dont understand Daddy used to hammer nails into my head so I could better hear the words he said Mommy used to touch things mommies shoudnt touch but it's been so long I dont mind much Shapes of things to come you aint gonna want to see Killers fools and zombies you aint gonna want to see Looking for meaning in the words of a song You're a bigger fool than I ever guessed Everything you know is absolutely wrong but at least youre ignorant and double blessed Why cant you get it through your little brain sometimes everybody has to feel some pain Oh golly gee it's really such a strain to realize life isnt all fun and games Shapes of things to come... (November 11, 1993)

...Like Me :: Children don't be like me I live in a dead land Children dont be like me I pray to broken stone Oh my god what have I done? Took my gun and shot out the sun Children dont be like me children Why cant you see my dreams are dying stars? (February 2, 1994)

When Are The Saucers Coming For Me? :: The night's clear and warm There's a spooky little breeze Just now I could've sworn I saw a light in the trees Was that a falling star or maybe just a plane? Can't tell it's so far But I just saw it again Wish the saucers would come for me When are the saucers coming for me? My life is a joke Won't you wisk me away? I'm busted and broke You can take me today The kids wanna bleed me I'm just a wallet to them My wife doesn't need me Don't have any friends I wish the saucers would come for me When are the saucers coming for me? This isn't the way that I thought it would be Deadend days with no end I can see If you're coming come soon I can't wait forever My life's at high noon Oh well whatever I wish the saucers would come for me... (January 21, 1993)

The Girl Who Sets People On Fire :: Don't get too close don't look in her eyes She's just a girl the girl who sets people on fire Now you stupid boy didn't I try to warn you? You got too close now she's gonna burn you She's the girl who sets people on fire They burn so bright with her desire She laughs out loud as the flames dance higher and higher She's the girl who sets people on fire She was tortured at school and beaten at home She swallowed her pain till it burned in her bones It burned in her bones and it burned in her brain There was never a girl who burned with so much pain She's the girl who sets people on fire... oooh oooh oooh aww aww aww Don't get too close don't look in her eyes... (February 27, 1994)

Sometimes I Get Happy :: Sometimes I think we're all hanging by a thread Sometimes I think we all should just stay in bed Sometimes I just sit down and hold my head And when I feel that way I just try to be happy and sometimes I get happy Sometimes everywhere I look all I see is people's eyes Sometimes I'd give everything if I could only fly I'd go away forever somewhere up in the sky And when I feel that way I just try to be happy and sometimes I get happy I might listen to some music or strum on my guitar I might read a poem by Jack Kerouac or go outside and stare at the stars I just try to be happy... (February 6, 1994)
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