Saturday, March 13, 2010

WHY ARE WE SLEEPING


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It begins with a blessing
and it ends with a curse;
Making life easy,
by making it worse;
My mask is my Master,
The trumpeter weeps,
But his voice is so weak
As he speaks from his sleep, saying
Why, why, why, why are we sleeping!

People are watching,
people who stare;
waiting for something
that's already there.
Tomorrow I'll find it ,
The trumpeter screams,
And remembers he's hungry
And drowns in his dreams, saying
Why, why, why, why are we sleeping!

My head is a nightclub
With glasses and wine;
The customers dancing
Or just making time;
While David is cursing
The customers scream!
Now everyone’s shouting,
"Get out of my dreams!"
('Once I Awakened' section from 'Dr Dream)

Once I awakened, my eyes filled with tears
I had been sleeping for thousands of years
Dreaming a life full of problems and sadness
Endlessly turning in spirals of madness
Where the wind blows
That's where it goes
It follows the song
Like its dream.... singing

So it begins with a blessing
and it ends with a curse;
Making life easy,
by making it worse;
Just turn to your partner and say
How does it seem? He'll look at you and say
Get out of my dream
Why why why are we sleeping


Kevin Ayers 1967.

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