if i could write a sad song
like the one that lou reed wrote
if i would buy a new coat
would that coat float your boat?
if i'd be black and distant
just like the ravens are
or do i have to be a führer?
do i have to be a star?

a lonely wolf is howling
for the hunter shot him down
he was hit as he was prowling
on the outskirts of this town
there's no sympathy for creatures
that cause damage everywhere
thus a warning sign's been written:
"all inhabitants, beware!"

but if i could be mysterious
just like robert zimmerman
or if i could sing a love song
the way bryan ferry can
maybe some of my own self respect
would be instantly restored
and if i looked good
like bolan did
tell me, who could ask for more?

LARZ GUSTAFSSON
March 26, 2008