Gilgamesh

I told Gilgamesh goodbye
And rode off on the great deluge
On my raft of Temu plastic
With my harpoon and my pagan friend

I rode the surge into America on my Earth-betrayal boat
Some say the folks that are dead are gonna rise again
They'll be lucky if they float
I'd rather be that son of darkness
Than to know and pretend I don't

And the mob boss with his golden chain
Was talkin' down at the docks
Sayin', "You will know that I'm the Lord"
When all my workin' stops

Everything will be replaced
Everything that can
It's how it is and always been
Down here in the plight of man singin'

So long, it's been good to know ya
So long, it's been good to know ya
You be good, I'll be good
Maybe we'll get it when we're older
I feel older

Tell me, where are you goin'? (Nowhere)
Tell me, where will you run?
I'm goin' where the folks are kind
And there's good sunshine and the air's alright
Even if I gotta make it all up in my mind

The hoard of weeping crocodiles
Scrolled upon their tech
As the pageant of the reptiles
Plumb new, unfathomed depths

And they wondered how they'd navigate
The pit their slaves had dug
I saw Atlas teaching Peter and his pals all how to shrug
Some say the dead will rise again

Maybe they will, if just to vote
I'd rather be that son of darkness
Than to know and pretend I don't, singin'

So long, it's been good to know ya
So long, it's been good to know ya
You be good, I'll be good
Maybe we'll get it when we're older
I feel older

So long, it's been good to know ya
So long, it's been good to know ya
You be good, I'll be good
Maybe they won't throw us over