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Sleep Dirt?

This...I think is my favourite album cover of all time

By BrenPublished about a year ago 1 min read
© Frank Zappa 1979

its the gritty little itty bits

that silently wait and sit

between, yeah right in between

the very creases

creases

in the sheets

yes

they may have:

fallen from ya feet

fallen from ya legs

fallen from ya arms

fallen from ya head

slid outa ya ears

slid out of your mind

sloughed from your body

slipping out of your

B-RAIN!

oozing from your eyes

oblivious to the pain

it's the little bits of grit and shit

that migrate between the sheets

under the blankets

oh no its under the blankets

(or doonah if that is your preference)

between the pillow and the case

i don't remember them from last night?

it didn't come here to fuck you up

it has no wish to harm or hurt

"chill winston mun"

it's just a little bit of sleep dirt

*** Not to be confused with night soil

For Fun

About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Kendall Defoe about a year ago

    I love Zappa!

  • Gabriela Trofin-Tatárabout a year ago

    This must be read with the song on! I love the idea, imagining all those grits... this can get wild in a funky way.

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