Tried and tested

Tried and tested



By the cries of birds

By the lies Ive heard

By my own loose talk

By the way I walk

By the claws of beasts

By the laws of priests

By the gluttons feast

By the word police



By the planets arc

By the falling dark

By the state of the art

By the beat of my heart

By the poverty trance

By dark finance

By the marketing dance

By the fateful glance



Tried and tested

Tried and tested



By the pressure to rhyme

By the wages of crime

By the drop of a dime

By the ghost of the times

By the spurs of desire

By What does love require

By what I waited for

By what showed up at the door



Tried and tested

Tried and tested



By the nation wide

By the tears Ive cried

By the lure of false pride

By the need to take sides

By the weight of choice

By the still small voice

By things I forget

By what I havent met yet



Tried and tested

Tried and tested



Pierced by beautys blade and skinned by wind

Begged for more -- was given -- begged again

Im still here

Im still here



Tried and tested