I said my goodbyes and shut my eyesnI turned my back to the outsidenAnd thought about the things that made me crazynLike re-runs of McHale’s NavynAnd of the day ”the meteorite” came downnNear the edge of townnFrom miles around people reported seeing the small greysnAnd feeling very heavynnHey – Was that the one that got awaynLike it was ever really here anywaynBig enough to swallow you wholenAnd good enough to beat you again and againnnOn the outside - Everything was pretty therenAnd all that other hippie shit you outlawednFrom the outside - Everyone seemed unafraidnInside each other’s inner space was churningnnYou swore you’d come back for menWhat a catastrophe – That promise atrophiednThe moment it left your mouth it was doomednLike pins and needles swarming a hot-air balloonnAnd outside of my window - A strange red glownReal horrorshownAnd though I wanted to look something fiercenI remembered my training and just went limpnnHey – Was that the one that got awaynLike it was ever really here anywaynBig enough to swallow you wholenAnd good enough to beat you again and againnnOn the outside - Everything was pretty therenAnd all that other hippie shit you outlawednFrom the outside - Everyone seemed unafraidnInside each other’s inner space was churning