put his key in monday morning
ignition like always
pumped his foot against the floor, and
waited for the usual sounds

cricket turned a bobbin in his cranium,
maybe, or a memory, like the 
crankshaft man that he was, like
the god that he was

my name is Mephistopheles my
    name is Man-o-War my name
           is Man Fucks Whore In A Mor-
phine bottle my name is Man Fucks More
In A Mine Field my mind is no longer mine, my
mind is no longer whore, you can't buy it anymore
this is fucking payback
                back in sixty-nine I did as you pleased, now
                I think it's your turn to be me, Money, get
                on your goddamn knees

my name is Mephistopheles my
    name is Man-o-War my name
        is Malaria Mosquito Kicking In Your
       Squeaky Clean Screen Door
I'll draw an American flag in piss
on your welcome mat (welcome home, Al?
well, I'm not Al any more, Uncle,
my name is War) welcome to my world
come on in-pull up an orange agent
orange and I'll tell you a story

once upon a time johnny was dead and johnny was dead and johnny was
    dead and I don't remember

THEY TOLD ME TO DRAW YOUR CUNT ON THE WALL LIKE
BABY YOU SAID YOU'D WAIT     THEY TOLD ME TO DRAW 
YOUR CUNT ON THE WALL LIKE IT WAS MINE BABY     I'M 
JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS     THEY TOLD ME TO STAND 
IN YOUR STAIRWELL LIKE A STATUE SOLDIER     I AM IWO JIMA
IN BRONZE I AM CATATONIA IN BRONZE I AM
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT WASHING
 YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP GIRLFRIEND I'M THE PIN
YOU FORGOT YOU PULLED FROM YOUR HAND GRENADE I'M
THE GOLD BAND YOU FORGOT YOU PULLED FROM YOUR
LEFT HAND I'M THE GOLD FINGER I FORGOT I PULLED FROM THAT
YELLOW ENEMY BODY I'M JUST FRIENDLY     I'M YOUR BEST 
SOUVENIR I'M YOUR MEDAL OF HONOR LOVE HONOR AND
OBEY BABY AND I'LL GIVE YOU A BABY I SWEAR
IT WILL SCREAM FROM YOUR CROTCH LIKE CHRISTMAS IT
WILL SWIM THROUGH YOUR FACE LIKE SMILEY TEETH
BREAKFAST TOAST IT WILL NAKED LIKE RUNNING ORPHAN
IT WILL NAPALM LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS     BE PREPARED
GIRL SCOUT THIS IS FUCKING PAYBACK

my name is Mephistopheles my
    name is Man-o-War my name
        is Manifest Destiny my name is
            Hitching A Ride To Memphis
my name is Motormouth In Your Ford Taurus my
    name is Money You Owe Me my name
        is Payne In Your Ass, Paine Webber
I'm eating your dollars for breakfast
I'm eating your dollars for breakfast
I'm painting my windshield gold like it's worth it and
I'm melting the keys into coins
I'm melting my car keys into coins
I've got three in my hand right now, see?
This is what it's all about
a penny and
a penny and 
a penny