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Dr. Lindyke

from Immorality by Dr. Lindyke

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A depraved surgeon. Alcohol. Depression.

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Old Dr. Lindyke blesses his scalpel
As he peels up an apple
And puts it away.
Saving the peeling he looks at the ceiling,
He keeps all he can for a cold rainy day.

The insipid old doctor gathers his patients,
All tired and waiting
And too underpaid
Urgent indeed and beginning to bleed,
He shudders the thought and sends them to pray.

Dear Dr. Lindyke approaches the olive
Which he finds hard to swallow
On his long coffee break.
Soaking his hands in another man's wallet
He looks to the window for something to say.

Oh, Dr. Lindyke. is this your story
Malpractice and glory and gory details?
Yes, Dr. Lindyke only you have the courage;
So what's there to worry if the aging hand fails?

Appointments and ointments grieve Dr. Lindyke
As he sits up at midnight
And dreams of the dead.
All of the graves through the years he has made
Walk up the staircase and out of his head.

Old Dr. Lindyke carries a strange knife,
Laughs at an odd laugh
By the light of the moon
He seems to be caring but nonetheless daring
To operate blindly with the blade of a spoon.

Oh, Dr. Lindyke. is this your story
Malpractice and glory and gory details?
Yes, Dr. Lindyke only you have the courage;
So what's there to worry if the aging hand fails?

He now washes rose from an old table cloth
After surgery lost all
The prestige he once had
He scrubs up a last time to clean up some cheap wine
Which isn't as sweet now the doctor's gone mad.

Oh, Dr. Lindyke. is this your story
Malpractice and glory and gory details?
Yes, Dr. Lindyke only you have the courage;
So what's there to worry if the aging hand fails?

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from Immorality, released April 18, 2010

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"Dr. Lindyke" is the nom de plume of William Hoover and Dave Leigh. William writes lyrics; Dave writes music. Though we write a lot, neither of us are really performers, and we LOVE it when people cover our songs. Please do.

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