Lydia's Black Lung

Lydia's Black Lung Lyrics

I'm laid out
Like a martyr on a redwood plaque.
She's burning
The ticks right off my back.

I'm indulgent
I like to cater to peculiar whims
She's fascinated
By my artificial limbs

Asphyxiation
Love's monstrous charm
Asphyxiation
A slow suicide
My life's expended
For my last cigarette
Extreme unction
And pulmo-cardiac arrest.


Asphyxiation
Love's monstrous charm
Asphyxiation
A slow suicide

..and I smother myself.

In Lydia's Black Lung
Lydia's Iron Lung.
Lydia's Black Lung.
Lydia's Iron Lung.


In Lydia's Black Lung
Lydia's Iron Lung.
Lydia's Black Lung.
Lydia's Iron Lung.