bath water

I know it's a bit silly, nectarines, and a bit dated and and
I LOVE THIS SONG

it's obviously about a lover but when I first heard it Adam, my best mate, had just died
the line
if you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend
has always stayed with me because of that
one of those that caresses my soul
crushes as it exalts me

after all these years I also think of California, where I lived when I first heard it, wild Santa Cruz days, ocean breezes, tender loving lovers I have loved who came and went, lust abandon
when I hear it

living in the moment after moment after moment and now the time is flown and the waves still crash thunder in my heart and all alone I look at that cloud
and know
another moment has passed


now I'll sleep to the muffled sound of my Stone Temple Pilots lullaby
gutted yet gleeful, and parched
anyone got a glass of bathwater?



Still Remains
(S. Weiland)

Our bed we live, our bed we sleep
Making love and I become you
Flesh is warm with naked feet
Stabbing thorns and you become me

Oh, I'd beg for you, you know I'll beg for you
Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine
Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave
If you should die before me ask if you could bring a friend
Pick a flower hold your breath and drift away

She holds my hand, we share a laugh
Sipping orange blossom breezes
Love is still and sweat remains
A cherished gift unselfish feeling

Oh, I'd beg for you, you know I'll beg for you
Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine
Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave
If you should die before me ask if you could bring a friend
Pick a flower hold your breath and drift away

She tells me things, I listen well
Drink the wine save the water
Skin is smooth I steal a glance
Dragon flies 'er' gliding over

Oh I'd beg for you, you know I'll beg for you
Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine
Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave
If you should die before me ask if you could bring a friend
Pick a flower hold your breath and drift away

hola Inger