Two Heads

Album: After Bathing at Baxter's (1967)
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  • Want two heads on your body
    And you've got two mirrors in your hand
    Priests are made of brick with gold crosses on a stick
    And your nose is too small for this land
    Inside your head is your town
    Inside your room your jail
    Inside your mouth the elephant's trunk and booze
    The only key to your bail

    Two heads can be put together
    And you can fill both your feet with sand
    No one will know you've gutted your mind
    But what will you do with your bloody hands?
    Your lions are fighting with chairs
    Your arms are incredibly fat
    Your women are tired of dying alive
    If you've had any women at that

    Wearing your comb like an ax in your head
    And listening for signs of life
    Children are sucking on stone and lead
    And chasing their hoops with a knife
    New breasts and jewels for the girl
    Keep them polished and shining
    Put a lock on her belly at night, sweet life
    For no child of mine

    Want two heads on your body
    And you've got two mirrors in your hand Writer/s: Grace Wing Slick
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Apsa from AfricaGrace had been modelling for some time, before she decided to get into the music thing.
    She would make up and wear smart clothes, but seemed to be not completely at ease with beauty.
    "Two heads", along with "Greasy heart" (Crown of creation LP) and "Crazy Miranda" (Bark LP), are kind of protest songs against the fact of feeling obliged to look pretty.
  • Adam from West Palm Beach, FlAnother journey down the rabbit hole, perhaps...

    "Wearing your comb like an axe in your head" is a great lyric...
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