television - marquee moon lyrics

(verlaine)
i remember
how the darkness doubled
i recall
lightning struck itself.
i was listening
listening to the rain
i was hearing
hearing something else.

life in the hive puckered up my night,
the kiss of death, the embrace of life.
there i stand neath the marquee moon just waiting,
hesitating...
i ain't waiting

i spoke to a man
down at the tracks.
i asked him
how he don't go mad.
he said "look here junior, don't you be so happy.
and for heaven's sake, don't you be so sad."

well a cadillac
it pulled out of the graveyard.
pulled up to me
all they said get in.
then the cadillac
it puttered back into the graveyard.
and me,
i got out again.