(YOU)/(THE) BOMB(ED/ING) (OF) (BABYLON) Nov. 18/85 Karl Rigelhof

(But/and) still you
Babylon/babble on
With incoherent mutterings
Useless words keep (on) sputtering
From your mouth
(Why don't you just)/(come on) spit it out

Empty/blank pages
Catch(ing) phrases
Pass(ing) (through) stages/
Acting out stages
Of the play
(Along the way)

It's a vicious circle
This game of words
Misconceptions (are) preconceived
Before it's/they're/you're even heard

(But/and) still you ramble on
Your mind continues (its) mumbling(s)
(Over and over)/(your thoughts) keep (on) stumbling
(Over) in your head
(Why don't you just) shut it/them out

You're on a crash course
Heading down head first
You had it all (worked out)/down
You were so well versed
You thought you could converse
But (the situation)/it (just) (kept/keeps) on getting/got/gets worse
Until the whole thing exploded/s/blew/(blows up) in your face