Who voted for the Barcids?
Sagacious Hanno cried “South!”
But ancient hatreds trump reason
And Ba'al’s honored struck Iberia
I sang a song against Hannibal’s crimes
But I have forgotten it
I do remember,
You drew a caricature and hung it on
Our bedroom wall
I laughed at how you drew him
Fat from theft
An absurd quaff
Woven from stolen gold
Ill-perched upon a protesting pachyderm
I still grieve for
Those wide-eyed titans
Starving in alpine ice
And at Cannea
Anguished trumpeting
An elephant's foot is lacerated
by crushed roman armor
Another shakes the earth
As he dies in confused terror
One among a chorus
Of eighty thousand screams
Still, here we are
Blameless…
Standing in salted sand
Laid waste by vulgar hands
Gold gilded over grime
Now but aurous bones
Lining this desolate cenotaph
We can finally celebrate our righteousness
But where are they who voted for the Barcids?
Who is left to hear our derision?
One of the geniuses behind The Residents. His solo work since (and just before) leaving the group has been fantastic. This album reinterprets some of his best work from the group. Area Man
This duo's eclectic album swoons with melancholic synth n'guitar, and surprises with dub tinged experimental production. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 28, 2014