Picasso Moon Lyrics - The Arista Years - Grateful Dead

South of Market in the land of ruin 

You get all manner of action 

Tinsel tigers in The Metal Room 

Stalking satisfaction. 

They got 'em packaged up for love and money 

Tattooed tots and chrome spike bunnies 

Check my conscience at the DMZ 

And roll on in, gonna roll in it, honey 

But I get a feeling like when big things collide 

Like the crack before the thunder, like I really ought to hide 

And here comes Metal Angel, she looks ready to ride, 

And What's that she's tryin' to show me? 

What's that you're tryin' to show me? 

Picasso Moon, shattered light 

Diamond bullets ripping up the night 

Picasso Moon, liberate me, 

From the middle of eternity, 

Something hooks her little finger at me, 

An' it's bigger than a drive-in movie, 

Bigger than a drive-in movie 

Hangin' ten out on space and time 

Redefining distance. 

The next skull on your necklace is mine: 

Cheap for such assistance 

I had a job trading bits for pieces 

We'd make wrinkles, advertise them as creases 

Please, find my resignation enclosed, 

Roll with it, roll with it, we gonna roll in it, honey.., 

Dark Angel, what's botherin' you? 

So strange, you'll do me all that you do 

Dark Angel, you're makin' me blue, 

I guess it doesn't matter, 

I guess it doesn't matter 

Picasso Moon, blinding ball, 

Spinning fire, the lightning calls 

Picasso Moon, fall into the sky 

Rarin' out, I'm gonna testify 

And stare a shout into that burning eye, 

Bigger than a drive-in movie, oh my. 

Bigger than a drive-in movie, oh my. 

Strikes morning; the atomic dawn, 

Scramble back to cover. 

Quick, pop your mirrored sunglasses on, 

My little leather-winged lover. 

I see your face printed on my money, 

Your blazin' ways really move me, honey! 

Heart of darkness, Yea yea, 

Why'm I laughing? This ain't funny 

Dark Angel, now just don't start.., 

You'll break my spirit, wreck my heart 

You must have a license for practisin' that art. 

I don't presume to imagine. 

I don't presume to imagine. 

Picasso Moon, shattered light 

Diamond bullets ripping up the night 

Picasso Moon, liberate me, 

From the middle of eternity, 

Something hooks her little finger at me, 

An' it's bigger than a drive-in movie, 

Bigger than a drive-in movie 

Picasso Moon, etc.