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The stirrup, the anvil, hammer and the drum
The index, the ring, the middle and the thumb
These bendable parts, these small bits of bone
Are all that you need to answer the phone


It’s never been safe to call me here
They’ve tapped the phonelines again
You shouldn’t be seen with me, dear
They’ve put a camera in the oven


A solitary ant, far from its home
It follows an errant pheromone
It travels hard in search of food
As dogged in its tracks as it is confused


Don’t play pattycake upon my thick hips
They’ve got your prints in their files
Don’t bother with my dry, cracked and chapped lips
I’ve got a cyanide smile


Please cover your mouth with both of your hands
They’ve poisoned the air in the ducts
Leave now out the backdoor while you still can
To be with me you’ll need much more than luck


I’m a dangerous lady for you to know
But bugs can’t live in climates with snow
Go back to the safety of Sioux Falls
When I get there, I promise that I will call


I crouch in the kitchen listening to
The tick of the clock, the beat in the chest
Counting down the hours, the minutes, the seconds
‘til the bomb drops, the ant stops and I can rest

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from The Tick of the Clock, the Beat in the Chest, released February 23, 2010

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Felix Obelix Pittsboro, North Carolina

Felix Obelix is the avant-pop project of Wendy Spitzer. The twisted hits from unpopular Big-Note piano books that never were.

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