Beggars at The Gate

BEGGARS AT THE GATE
BY JAY WELLER

Lyrics : beggarsatthegate.com/lyrics/theres-tree-stream/

STOPLIGHTS SWINGING STARK
RUSTY SHOPPING CARTS
OLD MEN IN THE PARK
STRUGGLE AFTTER

NIGHT IS COMING FAST
IT BREAKS LIKE CRYSTAL GLASS
EATS THE STRONGEST LAST
OR DOES IT MATTER?

DARKNESS SERPENTS DOWN
STRANGLING THE CROWN
PAINTS FACES ON THE CLOWN
TO PLEASE ITS MASTER

TRAFFIC BREAKS AND GOES
BELOW THE RUMBLE GROWS
AN ANCIENT LAVA FLOWS
RAGING FASTER

SMALL MAN AND HIS GUN
EATS BEATLES ONE BY ONE
THE RANDOM CHOSEN ONE
KEEPS THE LAUGHTER

HEY THERE, CAN’T YOU SEE?
YOU’RE BUSTED AT THE KNEE
A BROKEN TRAVESTY
WAITS AT THE BANISTER

SO, COME NOW BRING YOUR FRIENDS
THE PARTY NEVER ENDS
NO NEED NOW TO PRETEND
YOU’LL SOON BE ALABASTER

THE GREAT BEAST SLOUCHES ON
TOWARD BABYLON
DELIVERING ITS SPAWN
FOREVER AFTER