I have no real weight
no baggage of which to speak
nothing to exorcise
just the fruits of the feat
is that what drives
me to repeat
impressions of this
pavement disarray
always underneath
new veneers
lately I’ve been caught in narratives we tend to spin
the complex web of fate and the slate we try to ground it in
but there’s no firm plane here
there’s no connection
just unwitting amateur semiotic conversation
but there is meaning there
“in false distinctions”
there is meaning in drawing lines between disparate things
and framing them
that tangled thread
in ornate gold
placed opposite your bed head
so every morning
begins with contemplation
of that gilded
illustration
and you know
I thought I was skeptical of the spectacle
but look at me now
all these horns
and violins
Where are those horns and violins
only recently did I admit to myself I want it all
I was so torn between assent and self righteous denial
and now I sit and contemplate the space between
I still haven’t found the balance of everything
I won’t admit its balance that I’m seeking
this record is just a means to mask simple thing
to mask a simple thing
to mask a simple need
to mask my only need
credits
from Low Temperature Civics,
released July 24, 2015
All songs written and performed by Low Temperature Civics.
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