Every week, 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 37-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Water In A Bucket
La la la my my my la la la my my my
Water in a bucket
down the street
You carry your water in a bucket down the street
La la la my my my la la la my my my
You carry your water too
in a North American city
in a North American street
Where the dream started
it started without you
I wanna get out of this dream
nightmare
I wanna climb out of this dream
this dream
this nightmare
nightmare
nightmare
It’s no dream
nightmare
nightmare
I wanna get out of this dream
nightmare
The dream started without you
It’s no dream
La la la my my my la la la my my my
“Water In A Bucket” from Water Cuts My Hands (K/Matador, 1990) (download):