1. The Smiler

A silent flick of a serpent's tongue
Shut the light, here's the opium lung
The pale blue haze of a beetle's eye
Turn on the night with a phat smile

The smiler watches certainly
The hero of the hourglass dream
The smiler cries, you leave
The hero of the hourglass dream

A poisonous tale of a dream unknown
Turn loose the swans, the truth be told
A wizard's eye that has no gleam
The mist of the midnight rolls by me

The smiler watches certainly
The hero of the hourglass dream
The smiler cries, you leave
The hero of the hourglass dream

When he's done
He plays tricks on you
Can't you hear him come?
He'll put a smile through you

Cheek to cheek
That toothless grin
He'll walk away
You'd better turn on that smile
Again

The smiler watches certainly
The hero of the hourglass dream
The smiler cries, you leave
The hero of the hourglass dream

2. Abishtu

With the sun going down
With the night creeping in
Watch where you go
The steel's still cold

Pint-sized immortal
Stalks the damp alleyways
Beer, chicks and bong hits
The party meets a bloody end

Creepy, crawly, snarly and small
Oi, Abishtu
Care to meet him after dark?
Oi, Abishtu

Innocent blood streaks off his face
He rides the west coast, sea breeze laced
Another town, another few kills
No remorse for the blood he spills

The sirens pierce the still of the night
Gunshots racing faster than the bike
The khaki finally catches up with him
Only to find another victim

Creepy, crawly, snarly and small
Oi, Abishtu
Care to meet him after dark?
Oi, Abishtu

As old as time itself
He still lurks the depths, evil intent
"Blood must flow for I am still here"
His booming voice resonates still

His ride shines in crimson red
Chrome wizard, runs on the blood he spills
Thundering down towards the sea
He melts away, will never leave you be

Creepy, crawly, snarly and small
Oi, Abishtu
Care to meet him after dark?
Oi, Abishtu

3. Universal Sleeper

Time hangs in a lazy noose, a medicated haze
A waltz through your alchemy, in a cosmic juggernaut

Heavy eyelids, drop on down, rivers of drool
A school of galaxies pass, holy assassin holds the mass

The old monk on the run, he scrams
Violent rhythm, a dead romance
Smoking Hookahs, paint the sky
Nocturnal assassins in a trance

Your dreams and your nightmares, will light the sky
A carpet, your life floats by, holy smoke in your mind

Sleep until tomorrow, on borrowed time
Sleep until tomorrow, The Universal Sleeper grinds

The song and dance will wind down
With the tick-tock of time
Heavy eyelids let you in
Another light of your pipe
Leave the scum to the earth
Take the flight of rebirth
Sleep forever, sleep

Sleep until tomorrow, on borrowed time
Sleep until tomorrow, The Universal Sleeper grinds

4. Mono Gnome

The Gnome tries talking to his head
What does it tell him about him, about himself
Do you want to be insane still?
Whatever I do, my head, I do it for the thrill

Do it for the thrill
A bit of a spill
Got to walk for the kill
Do it for the thrill

The Gnome's knife is stained with his blood
A nasty glare, waiting on his prey to come
His need to ride the Devil's woman
Whatever he does, my friend, he does it for the thrill

Do it for the thrill
A bit of a spill
Got to walk for the kill
Do it for the thrill

Come with me to the mountain top
Let me show you the dreams we've bound
The lady atop here, wishes you were here
The Devil's mistress, she lays bare

For in the shadows there are lies
The mistress rides, she rides the Gnome hard
They set the world on fire
The Mono Gnome he crawls