they're lying on Sesame street

she's watching the moon shine

like a razor in the corner of her eye

as if from afar

as she tears down the last star

and thinks of what mommy says

about boys and broken promises

but he doesn't have that propensity

he's full of passionate intensity

he's full of himself and so is she

open sesame

the gyre is complete

the centre cannot hold

things fall apart

to dirt what was gold

nightmare on Sesame street

the gyre is complete

the centre cannot hold

things fall apart

to dirt what was gold

nightmare on Sesame street

who's dragging his feet

slouching toward Bethlehem to be born

the man in the moon bares his fangs

polishing his horn for the final burst

who's dragging his feet

slouching to Bethlehem to be born

he's as red as a sheet

she's as white as meat

open sesame

the gyre is complete

the centre cannot hold

things fall apart

to dirt what was gold

nightmare on Sesame street

the gyre is complete

the centre cannot hold

things fall apart

to dirt what was gold

nightmare on Sesame street

she's a big bird now

she's a big bird now