The Fiery Furnaces - My Egyptian Grammar lyrics

I never thought it could have happened to me I never thought it could have happened to me But on the morning of my eldest daughter's second wedding I blacked out They said it was it was just stress But I don't think so I couldn't remember the 15 minutes before A white-haired half-Samoan girl from Darwin Gave me a ride, it seems She let me the car in But what it was she said I couldn't say Now, that clearly didn't happen I consulted my Egyptian grammar On page 3333 was the hieroglyph for motorcycle helmet (I never thought it could have happened to me) I combined this with a leatherback's shell, as I felt I was instructed (I never thought it could have happened to me) I Xeroxed it and posted it down by the bike lock-ups at the Oriental Institute Maybe a netherworld entity would see it and pa** it on to those responsible That kind of thing must happen sometimes Now, that clearly didn't happen I consulted my Egyptian grammar On page 4428 was the hieroglyph for French can*l boat I met on the Midway someone channeling up a whatever-it-wasn't There are 17 sections of cymbals in the orchestra of the oversold, it said "Your youth is lost, and doesn't it now seem You can't make smoke, only steam?" Now, that clearly didn't happen I consulted my Egyptian grammar On page 5566 was the hieroglyph for a blue jay