always meet your heroes*

*if they’re Amanda Palmer 🎹

brown wine
turpentine
everything will be just fine
sleep now
never fear
all your guinea pigs are here

Amanda Palmer 🎹

and you can tell
by the red in my eyes
and the bruises on my thighs
and the knots in my fur
and my cage all full of flies
that I'm not right now at all

Amanda Palmer 🎹

and if you take him back
I’m guinea lose my nerve

Amanda Palmer 🎹

and I still get squeaked at
but it doesn’t bother me
I’m just so glad
to hear squeaking around me

Amanda Palmer 🎹

Got a ticket to the Amanda Palmer 🎹 /The Dresden Dolls show in NYC on October 27th—who else is going??

but at least this cage is very pretty
and if you are holding it against me
i’ll be on my best behavior
and won’t bite anyone

Amanda Palmer 🎹

did he answer? (no)
did he answer? (no)
did he answer? (no)
not even a small squeak? (no)

so it's over? (yes)
now you know the drill

Amanda Palmer 🎹

we squeak about it all night long
we define our moral ground
but when I scurry into your arms
everything comes tumbling down

Amanda Palmer 🎹

I am exactly the guinea pig
that I want to be

Amanda Palmer 🎹

and I still get squeaked at
but it doesn’t bother me
I’m just so glad
to hear squeaking around me

Amanda Palmer 🎹

can I knock you unconscious
as long as I promise
i’ll love you and i'll feed you lettuce?

Amanda Palmer 🎹

say, how'd you like to
scurry away from these machines?

Amanda Palmer 🎹

we have one filthy pillow to share
and your snout is in my hair

Amanda Palmer 🎹

look, mummy, no paws

Amanda Palmer 🎹

I lick you and I like how
you like how I lick you
but I don’t need you
because I lick myself too

Amanda Palmer 🎹

remember we're all guinea to die

Amanda Palmer 🎹

bang bringy bring and you
think you're guinea get some

Amanda Palmer 🎹

and I’ll keep squeaking
who made all this mess?
I did I did
are you safe to pet?
or will you bite me?

Amanda Palmer 🎹

the daisies all push up
in pairs to the horizon
your paws full of ketchup
it’s nice that you’re trying

Amanda Palmer 🎹