lyrics number 33. jesus’s age when he languished on the cross. the age i was when i slipped over the edge. i was well aware of the jesus connection. in fact, i had a crucifixion of my own. but that is for another monday.
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monday song #32: falling in love
lyrics manic depression is always portrayed by a kinetic actor balancing energy and speed. but there is another mood that is just as prevalent: the racing mind and quiet body. thinking done with teeth gritted, grinding and grinding.
monday song # 31: birthday (part two)
lyrics this week we embark on an open-ended exploration of the height of heights, and the depths of despair. wait a minute, that was what “connect the dots” was all about. minus the height of heights.
monday song #30: the nice guy
lyrics thus ends the cycle “connect the dots.” i have loved “jesus christ superstar” since elementary school. after the crucifixion, there is a final number called “john 19:41.” i listened for years without ever inspecting what lay there, i assumed he got sucked up to heaven in a brilliant white light.
monday song #29: thanksgiving
lyrics number 29, the penultimate installment of “connect the dots.” mr. sullivan swims back to the day he lost his son. thanksgiving 1985. his dream weaves this discovery into his life-long distance, his remorse, and the note that spelled out his son’s despair.
monday song #28: behind the blue
lyrics this is the start of a three song death scene. clarity is coming for mr. sullivan, and so is the end of this song cycle. the first step is acceptance. at that point he will be opened up to his core. and then the curtains will fall. finally introduced by name at the end […]
monday song #27: the button
lyrics probably the most depressing song yet, but i’m sure i can top it. after two weeks of revery, mr. sullivan emerges back in his hospital room. things continue downhill.
monday song #26: the flowers of romance
lyrics number 26. five percent of the way there… on an odd association, his son’s war experience shifts into his experience in the armed services in the early fifties, which reads more like a vacation. a singular shapshot of freedom and ease and shameless hedonism. how much is real and how much has been rung […]
monday song #25: time flies
lyrics i thought i’d write a few little ditties before getting back to the story line. my new music room has windows. there’s grass and sky out there. i can even see a piece of the space needle. i felt the happy songs coming… no such luck.
monday song# 24: i.v.
lyrics with monday song number 24, I have released as many songs in the past five and a half months, as I officially released in a decade of billie burke estate. the power of deadlines. and simplified production values. and ten years’ practice… i was planning to head to the ’60s for our next chapter, […]