Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 34-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Shake this land
raised up to wait
without windows
Shake this land
Shake it
Muttering about a strength to ignore all tools
rasp, chisel and oil
Shake this land
Shake it
Red proud eyes
born on a shadow of a legend
Shake this land
Shake it
Muttering about a strength to ignore everything
all tools
rasp, chisel and oil
It’s a truly uncivilized nation
that treats medical care
as a commodity to be sold
Take it
It’s yours
“Museum Of Open Windows” from Flood Plain (K, 1993) (download):
