Fingermarks every hundred yards I can't measure my size, prison records from the past Bodies that just won't die, just won't die A hollow tooth is me sucking up nourishment Soaking up blood from beauty starvation You went from plastic ID to dollar town Now i'm asking you as judge, Can I have the first man's place I'm up there sweating right now But i'll take my place, I don't want to kill children We can raise a superhuman family I've lost the battle of a thousand shocks Now i'm winning the war of nerves Because the word goes flesh The word's made flesh The word goes flesh The word's made flesh And all the smart-alecks say You've made your bed So now lie in it Because the word goes flesh The word's made flesh The word goes flesh The word's made flesh Cross on your hip, pistol to the baby's head We jumped the gun to act like human beings Being ignored is like being underwater I'm out of town and it's urgent I'm out of mind and it's urgent I'll call again but not today Kissing over the wires, I can't talk But now I think I understand heaven There is no message and the message is me There is no message and the message is me