Rumbling Joker

Taken from "Waved Out" 1998

"Rumbling joker hides a lot
Rumbling joker lies a lot to you
Leads a calibrated life
Never does it rudely, foolishly
Cool inside

May we always cry
May we drink them dry
May we wake up small and pale
Asking very good questions
Justifying an existence
In the belly of the whale

Rum professor gathers wounds
Hidden in the frozen dunes by the highway
And a sour arrangement cries
Dead before the ink dries
I’m not surprised
Bruised inside"

A very dour and downbeat Pollard solo song which conjures up a sad feeling. Cry,Dry,Small,Pale etc all downbeat terms and the imagery of "the belly of the whale" is very strong. A good song and a nice change in pace from some of his more experimental or upbeat recordings.