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"Sinkhole"
(written by W.J. Hersh)

Well it's sundown in the sinkhole
It's sunrise up on the hill
The thieves are sleeping in Hades' palm
And they're keeping very still
It's summer in Winter Haven
And the Earth, she's caving in
There's no water on the land
And it's all because of sin
May Rose Owens lost her bedroom
When the porches all fell in
Guy Legard kissed his yard goodbye
And it's all because of sin
No one must be told
 About this thieving in the night
Satan stole the landscape
It was gone with the morning light
And it's sundown in the sinkhole
It's sunrise up on the hill
The thieves are sleeping in Hades' palm
And they're keeping very still
It's summer in Winter Haven
And the Earth, she's caving in
There's no water on the land
And it's all because of sin
Seven recreational vehicles buried underground
Seven cranes went after them
Six could not be found
A Porsche and half a swimming pool are lost,
I am afeared
The seventh crane approached the hole,
Then it disappeared
And it's sundown in the sinkhole
It's sunrise up on the hill
The thieves are sleeping in Hades' palm
And they're keeping very still
It's summer in Winter Haven
And the Earth, she's caving in
There's no water on the land
And it's all because of sin
Saint Augustine in his slumber
Feels the depths of his own soul
Saint Bernadette in her vision
Feels her body beyond control
The flowers of Narcissus
Are nailed to the underworld door
And Hades has the medicine
That he keeps down on the floor
And it's sundown in the sinkhole
It's sunrise up on the hill
The thieves are sleeping in Hades' palm
And they're keeping very still
It's summer in Winter Haven
And the Earth, she's caving in
There's no water on the land
And it's all because of sin

Guitar Tab (courtesy of Red Eyes)


APPEARS ON:
- The Doghouse Cassette (with Throwing Muses), 1985
- The Holy Single, 1995
- In A Doghouse (as part of The Doghouse Cassette) (with Throwing Muses), 1998

TRIVIA:
- "Sinkhole" was written by Kristin's father.

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