The moon and tides
Don’t think the thoughts
Of gravity or breaking.
They are those thoughts.
They are those thoughts.
These mindless things
We count on,
But refuse to count,
Exist complete
To their surroundings,
Inextricable.
We are just
Oblivious machines,
Rolling over,
Racing through
The scenery.
THIS VEXING SEPARATION
OF ESSENCES FROM ACTS
PLAGUES AND TORTURES
MAKES US ALL TOO HUMAN
TRAPPED INSIDE OUR
PRISONS OF PERCEPTION
CONSCIOUSNESS FOR US
IS ALWAYS—ONLY—
CONSCIOUSNESS OF SELF
We are actors
Inconsiderate of acts,
Micromanaging the role
Of the persona,
Not the person,
We’re pretending.
The cure is in
Relinquishment,
In throwing off
These habits of disguise.
Becoming more akin
To the inanimate
Makes all the difference.
We are just
Oblivious machines,
Rolling over,
Racing through
The scenery.
THIS VEXING SEPARATION
OF ESSENCES FROM ACTS
PLAGUES AND TORTURES
MAKES US ALL TOO HUMAN
TRAPPED INSIDE OUR
PRISONS OF PERCEPTION
CONSCIOUSNESS FOR US
IS ALWAYS—ONLY—
CONSCIOUSNESS OF SELF
credits
from Songs For Samuel,
track released October 8, 2019
Words: Norah Vincent
Music: Vern Woodhead
Vocals: Vern Woodhead
Guitars: Vern Woodhead
Keyboard: Lars Pottiger
Bass: Dmitry Ishenko
Drums: Rob Mitzner
Mix: Charles Burst
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