Every Saturday, 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 32-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
“Kingdom Without Weather”
Striving for a plainly constructed annihilation
Pinned against the exit door
Escape in this case is too good
Its habitat is behind the spokes of a turning wheel
Chrome sparkles like laughter When do you rest? When do you rest?
It’s the only thing I do now
Pursuit consumes my time
When I’ve finished it off
I’ll be left in purity in a kingdom without weather
In a kingdom without weather
“Kingdom Without Weather” from the album The Eagle And The Poodle (Matador, 1996) (download):