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The Tattooed Man

from Hotel Messerschmitt by BAAN

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There’s a tattooed man
Says he knows God’s plan
You can see the plan
Written by His hand

With blood and charcoal Jesus pricked his skin
Drawing humanity a map to the way back in
Simply mutter the catechism under your tongue
Then scream it out loud enough to burst your lungs

And if you do it with enough conviction
You will be convicted
If you speak it false my baby
Your soul will be evicted

Came back to life in the wrong place
In the mirror I see my devil face

He put himself in the picture
Moved to the edge of the frame
Reached out his arms and pulled himself into my living room
Pretended he was lame

And when I asked him for the mighty wisdom
Words and pictures, straight from the Kingdom
His skin was blank and fair
There were no pictures there

Came back to life in the wrong place
In the mirror I see some other face

I hear the breaking waves
Dead rising from their graves
No school required my boy
Life filled with endless joy

This can’t be happening to me
Escaped my prison but I can’t believe
Millions of souls I see
Trapped in demon woven tapestries

Came back to life in the wrong place
In the mirror I still see that face

This life is just a dream
Much less than what it seems
Look out your favourite window
That’s more or less where we go

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from Hotel Messerschmitt, released October 10, 2023

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Like all musicians I wished I had the same number of limbs as an octopus. My wish was granted, but not in the way I had hoped for. My cephalopod partner is an enthusiastic volunteer from the worldwide animal charity Save Humans From Themselves. We share a special kind of love. ... more

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