Golden Jackal Song

Golden Jackal Song
Album	New Asian Cinema
Released	1998
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:00
Previous Track	"Narakaloka"
Next Track	"Treetop Song"

Golden Jackal Song is the fourth song on the EP New Asian Cinema.

Lyrics

Well I swung through town
Shining like a new quarter
Felt something sharp rise up within me when I
Crossed the border
Stopped at the gas station payphone
I let my fingers fly
The wicked impulses were dying but I
Couldn't let them die

And we were over at your place, singing about the old times
No one had anything to prove
I ate so much carrion that I could not move
I was bloated

When I saw your kitchen
Glistening like the old country
All your cups and glasses
Lined up in front of me
And I stopped at the faucet for a minute
Waited 'til you came in to see what was wrong
Your fingers brushed my ribs playfully
And I played along

And you had your tongue in my mouth
Your eyes glistening in the light
I ate rich raw carrion 'til I couldn't think right
I was full