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The second in my pair of religious poems. This is the "masculine" half of the poem. I intended them as a set.
An understanding of Norse mythology is helpful for these tracks, but not required.
You can listen to the first one here:
Chains (original mix)
Oh, and all apologies to elfdaughter for the harp.
An understanding of Norse mythology is helpful for these tracks, but not required.
You can listen to the first one here:
Chains (original mix)
Oh, and all apologies to elfdaughter for the harp.
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Lyrics
He has given up his search for your god
certain he does not exist.
A faith as strong as yours.
Perhaps stronger, as you have doubts.
Evil done by those espousing goodness,
good done by those labeled bad,
and nowhere does a god play a róle
(as far as he can see).
He fears what falls from the sky,
and wishes he could bring a woman
back to life.
He so wants to hear that sound at the back
of her throat,
a soft sob or laughter.
(Men can never tell which).
There is little holding us above the savages.
That wilderness of snakes, scorpions,
and albino wolves.
Perhaps it is we refuse to sit in our own
excrement.
Perhaps it is we can copulate
for the fuck of it.
For sure we can think beyond ourselves,
beyond the fastest grasp,
to a better place our prophets never reach.
Walking on water from a stone,
a river of wine,
declaring easy miracles from a fickle god.
With his hand in your mouth he’ll gain
trust,
and betray you all the same,
leaving you only the option to bite.
Pain robs foresight and history is clouded
when lacking an eye.
It is easier to live without gods.
certain he does not exist.
A faith as strong as yours.
Perhaps stronger, as you have doubts.
Evil done by those espousing goodness,
good done by those labeled bad,
and nowhere does a god play a róle
(as far as he can see).
He fears what falls from the sky,
and wishes he could bring a woman
back to life.
He so wants to hear that sound at the back
of her throat,
a soft sob or laughter.
(Men can never tell which).
There is little holding us above the savages.
That wilderness of snakes, scorpions,
and albino wolves.
Perhaps it is we refuse to sit in our own
excrement.
Perhaps it is we can copulate
for the fuck of it.
For sure we can think beyond ourselves,
beyond the fastest grasp,
to a better place our prophets never reach.
Walking on water from a stone,
a river of wine,
declaring easy miracles from a fickle god.
With his hand in your mouth he’ll gain
trust,
and betray you all the same,
leaving you only the option to bite.
Pain robs foresight and history is clouded
when lacking an eye.
It is easier to live without gods.
But I don't think it's necessary to appreciate it (maybe necessary to fully
appreciate it).
I can find allusions / extrapolate this to less fictional, less arcane realms -
the here and now - and that's what makes this piece more intruiging and
powerful to me, rather than as part of a piece of fiction, but more similar
to Wm. Burrough's "Words of Advice Advice to Young People".
The production was very good. The music added to the piece's feel
without distracting from the text, which I think is important.