Membrane Still Insane
Yo, you hear that whistle bending?
That ain't the boat,
my guy
That's your brain talkin' back
Membrane still insane
Membrane still insane Smoke all in
the frame Black and white night
but the madness got a name
Whistle go whoop then the whole
dock shake Cartoon eyes wide when
the bad boys break Membrane still
insane Brain on a chain River
full of fog and the deck
full of flames Step to the
boat better know what you claim
One wrong knock and the whole
bell ring I came out the
reel with the lean and the
grin Ink on my gloves and
the storm in my skin Moon
look cracked when the paddle wheel
spin Whole dock whisper,
"Don't let him in" Been up
three nights with smoke in my
coat Talkin' to a shadow that
been steerin' the boat Laughin' at
the fog like it told me
a joke Then the whistle hit
hard and the pier just spoke
Mind doin' backflips,
knees doin' swings Rubber hose arms
with the old gold rings Piano
go crooked when the villain bell
dings Whole black river start pullin'
my strings I ain't crazy,
I'm classic with the scratch in
the brain Vintage little menace with
the permanent stain Every thought got
teeth, every laugh got pain Every
footstep echo like a runaway train
Who got the smoke?
We got the smoke Who got
the dock?
We run the boat Who lost
they mind?
Don't say my name Too late
now, membrane still insane Membrane still
insane Smoke all in the frame
Black and white night but the
madness got a name Whistle go
whoop then the whole dock shake
Cartoon eyes wide when the bad
boys break Membrane still insane Brain
on a chain River full of
fog and the deck full of
flames Step to the boat better
know what you claim One wrong
knock and the whole bell ring
I'm the crooked little captain
with the laughin' stereo Eyes too
low but the mind move aerial
Feet on the deck but the
thoughts go burial Deep in the
hole where the old ghosts carry
gold Smoke curl up like a
question mark Piano keys bite when
the river get dark Muted trumpet
cry from the mouth of a
shark Xylophone bones go click in
the park I got fog in
my pocket and rust in my
rhyme Crime doin' dances from a
much older time 1928 with the
90s drumline Whole crew blacked out
but the whistle still shine You
can call it unstable,
I call it the gift Cartoon
boat slide with the criminal drift
Mind overboard but the body don't
quit Still throwin' up signs from
the edge of the script
They said, "Don't go down by
the river at night" I said,
"Which one of me you talkin'
to?"
Nah, for real though Membrane still
insane Brain in the boiler,
thoughts in the steam Eyes wide
open but I'm stuck in a
dream Hands got ink and the
gloves ain't clean Whole dock jump
when we step on scene Smoke
in the cabin,
bass in the floor Three knocks
loud then we kick in the
door Who want war with the
riverboat corps?
They don't want nothin',
they just talk from shore I
seen a shadow with a face
like mine I seen a clock
run backwards in time I seen
the moon turn into a dime
I flipped that coin and I
called it mine That whistle don't
warn, that whistle recruits That fog
don't hide,
that fog got roots That snare
don't crack,
that snare executes And the whole
crew move in a cartoon suit
Membrane still insane Smoke all in
the frame Black and white night
but the madness got a name
Whistle go whoop then the whole
dock shake Cartoon eyes wide when
the bad boys break Membrane still
insane Brain on a chain River
full of fog and the deck
full of flames Step to the
boat better know what you claim
One wrong knock and the whole
bell ring Membrane still insane Still
insane Still got fog runnin' all
through the veins Still got drums
puttin' dents in the brain Still
got laughs echoing under the rain
You still hear it?
Yeah,
that means it's workin'