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  • devotion - the song

      devotion

      the VORTEX - livestreamed show. Austin, TX and Paris, FRANCE

      no stars in the sky tonight
      just the highway and this vulgar sunset
      in the parking lot we sit side by side
      your hip resting one foot from mine
      in the constellation of cars
      we have drawn ourselves

      i saw the most innocent love
      but a cloud was blurring it, fading it
      you turned your face toward the light
      and when the light entered your face
      i lost you
      behind the clouds shine the starts
      and tomorrow they will be gone

      how wonderful this moment is
      how unspeakable
      in the trail of dust
      in the trail of sound
      withdrawing ourselves
      in the constellation of cars
      something was born

      there is a secret that we must keep
      that we can not reveal
      this is our communion
      all in this precious moment
      there, in this sanctuary
      we must retreat

      against the cap of our knees
      as water vanishes into the soil
      merging the cords
      in the vault of our spine
      there, in this pool, we retain the salt

      offering our chest
      to keep the distant hum away
      we listen to our own sigh
      to the bottom of our lungs
      there, we practice, receive and offer our devotion

  • powder of time

      powder of time

      the VORTEX - livestreamed show. Austin, TX

      with cupped hands
      i prob your mystery
      for each layer holds a story

      with a bucket
      i will make a castle
      out of your flesh
      out of your bones
      and at the top of each minaret
      i will place a fossil
      a prayer
      a witness of the past
      a jewel shining on us

      through a sieve
      i will silently watch the powder of time consuming itself

      and as my blood satisfy your thirst
      and as you petrify my heart
      in your womb you will protect my secret
      your offspring will bear beauty
      and their first cry will be an ode to truth

  • surrender

      surrender

      Density512 fundraiser show. Austin, TX

      surrender

      me mer mo - The volstead - Austin, TX

      as i surrender my body
      life's mechanism starts to show itself

      it is the simple things
      when you raise your eyes to me
      it is the simple things
      when you ask if i need any help
      it is the simple things
      when i watch quietly your lips form into a smile
      it is the simple things
      when i feel your arm around my shoulders
      that touch me most (repeats)

      as muscles and bones blindly temper against the unknown
      i will turn a protective gaze toward my loved ones
      as i spring my legs forward to attend the everyday chores

      awareness will slightly fall backward
      like an echo
      just a few steps behind
      mindfulness will diss-synchronize itself from the flesh
      falling behind the contour, the skinline of my body

      as i gently bend my neck on one side
      as consciousness fadingly echoes fleshness
      you will grant me your utmost attention