Picasso Moon

South of Market in the land of ruin
You'll find all manner of action
Got your tinsel tigers in the metal room
Stalking satisfaction
They got them packaged up for love and money
Tattooed tots, chrome spike bunnies
Pop on my mirrored shades, the better to see
And roll on in, gonna roll in it, honey

I get a feeling like when big things collide
Like the crack before the thunder, like I really ought to hide
Here comes metal angel, she looks ready to ride
What's that she's tryin' to show me?
What's that she's tryin' to show me?

Picasso moon, shattered light
Diamond bullets ripping up the night
Picasso moon, liberate me
Ah, life's infinite diversity
Great, amazing, majesty
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, oo-wee
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, oo-wee

Hanging ten out on space and time
Redefining distance
The next skull on your necklace is mine
Cheap for such assistance
I had a job trading bits for pieces
We'd make wrinkles, advertise them as creases
Please find my resignation enclosed
Roll with it, come on let's roll with it

Dark angel, what's bothering you
So strange, you do me all that you do
Dark angel, you're making me blue
I guess it doesn't matter
I guess it doesn't matter

Picasso moon, blinding ball
I feel the quickening, I hear the call
Picasso moon, fill the sky
Amaze and blaze and mystify
With the lunar wind, I want to fly
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, oh my
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, oh my

Strikes the morning, the atomic dawn
Scramble back to cover
Quick, gotta get your sunglasses on
My little leather-winged lover
I see your face printed on my money
Your brazen ways really move me, honey
Heart of darkness, yeah, yeah
Why am I laughing, this ain't funny

Dark angel, now just don't start
You'll break my spirit, you'll wreck my heart
You must have a license for practicing that art
I don't presume to imagine
No, I don't presume to imagine

Picasso moon, fractal flame
Blazing lace filling every frame
Picasso moon, wheels within wheels
The bells are ringing, it's way unreal
Trying to tell y'all about just how it feels
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, for real
And it's bigger than a drive-in movie, for real

Picasso moon, shattered light
Diamond bullets ripping up the night
Picasso moon, liberate me
Picasso moon, blinding ball
I feel the quickening, I hear the call
Picasso moon, fill the sky
Picasso moon, fractal flame
Blazing lace filling every frame
Picasso moon, wheels within wheels (note 2)
Picasso moon, shining bright
The universe is working fine tonight
Picasso moon, illuminate me

1. Bob sometimes sang "Diamond bullets tearing up the night" instead of "Diamond bullets ripping up the night."

4/28/89     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/30/89     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/7/89      Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
10/16/89    Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/20/89    The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/25/89    Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
3/19/90     Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/22/90     Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
3/26/90     Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/30/90     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/3/90      The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/10/90     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/17/90     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/24/90     Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/6/90      Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
7/19/90     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/23/90     World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/7/90      Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/18/90     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/17/90    Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
10/30/90    Wembley Arena, London, England
12/8/90     Compton Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
12/14/90    McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
2/19/91     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/91     Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/27/91     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/91      Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/8/91      Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida
5/5/91      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/12/91     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/1/91      Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
6/9/91      Buckeye Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/16/91     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/28/91     Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/13/91     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/9/91      Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/17/91     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/26/91     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/30/91    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/1/92      The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/6/92      Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/11/92     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/18/92     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/25/92     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
5/31/92     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/14/92     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/20/92     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
6/26/92     Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
7/1/92      Buckeye Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
12/12/92    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
1/26/93     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/93     Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/22/93     The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/2/93      Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/15/93     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/27/93     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/8/93      The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
6/22/93     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/26/93     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
9/12/93     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/24/93     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/8/93     Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
3/21/94     Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
3/25/94     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/94      The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/8/94      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
7/1/94      Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/16/94     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
7/23/94     Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
8/1/94      The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
8/4/94      Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/2/94     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/11/94    USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland
12/19/94    Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
3/27/95     The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/19/95     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/25/95     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.