SCOTT WALKER – The Escape

From the album The Drift (2006)

The car in front follows the long way around Prey moves Predator moves Foreshortened angels hunting me down Halle — halle — halle Underkill Sticks in gutters Overkill Is personal Too many bullets Rabbi crater Keyed for action Hits the marks I wish I was in Dixie Sleet switches silence To the shredding of larks Serifot Combs of honey Kellipot Saliva’s coating Balls of money You and me against the world You and me against the world You and me against the world World about to end World about to end World about to end Windblown hair in a windowless room A lifeline of knuckles Waddles into the afternoon Look into its eyes It will look into your eyes