Please Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating

You're the first one to get there

And always the last one to leave

You're the first one to chuckle

But the last one to grieve



I know all too well the world takes a daily beating

But please don't talk about murder while I'm eating



You walk into the temple

You call it a church

I tried to keep things simple

But you always need the works



Your life is marked by numbers and symbols

Excessive drinking from out of golden thimbles

Just a moment of silence I need



So let's not talk about murder while I'm eating

Please don't talk about murder while I'm eating



You get all hot and bothered

At the strangest times and places

But don't notice the looks

On all the others faces



You're dressed for summer

In the middle of December

But you've all but forgotten

I painfully remember



Now I don't care if in the least what you're reading

Please don't talk about murder while I'm eating

Please don't talk about murder while I'm eating

Let's not talk about murder while I'm eating