"The Cult Of Ray"

SUBJECT: "Mr. Angeleno himself" - Frank in the press kit for the album.

Ray Bradbury again. Specifically, attending a Ray Bradbury lecture.

LYRICS:
What is there to say? / Still I can't be silent / Hear the cult of Ray / And you'll be enlightened / People, they're no fun / I saw Raymond speak one time, he said hello / And as he opened up my mind, so fried and battered / I heard his words so very fine so high above this constant dripping chatter / Young sharks feeding on the scrapple / And upstarts feeding on your Adam's apple / And you can't hear yourself in all this babble / And are you feeling role strain / Melting rock into metal / Melting rock into metal / Melting rock into metal again? / In a dark place / In the deep sky / Is an old man / In a coffee can / And he's waiting / In the old rain / In the deep sky / And he's waiting / Hear the cult of Ray / Fear the boy as tyrant / People have a way / When their mood is violent / People, They're no fun / I have a century in mind, wait, oh no / At least two centuries in mind, say, it doesn't matter / This rock is turning into sand while we are drowning here in our own shatter / You can't eat dirt cause it tastes so awful / Like no sugar in your Turkish coffee / And can't smile cause I got me a mouthful / And I've been grinding this grain / Melting rock into metal / Melting rock into metal / Melting rock into metal again / In a dark place / In the deep water / Is an old man / In a coffee can / And he's waiting / In the old rain

LIVE: yeah, not much, though

ACOUSTIC: yeah, in fact I only know of one for-sure instance of this song being played, and it was acoustic [McCabe's 9/21/96].