Concrete concentration camps
Bashing in veins for peace
Cold blue steel & sweet fire
Fall into Lady Release
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You criticize & you flatter
You imitate the best and the rest you memorize
You know the times you impress me the most
Are the times when you don't try
When you don't even try
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Condemned to wires & hammers
Strike very chord that you feel
That broken trees
And elephant ivories conceal
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But I couldn't let go of L A
City of the fallen angels
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Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
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"I'm a burning hearth," he said
"People see the smoke
But no-one comes to warm themselves
Sloughing off a coat
And all my little landscapes
All my yellow afternoons
Stack up around this vacancy
Like dirty cups & spoons
No mercy, sweet Jesus!
No mercy from turbulent indigo."
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He said "I wish you were with me here
The leaves are electric
They burn on the riverbank
Countless, heatless flames."
I said "Well send me some pictures then
And I'll paint pyrotechnic
Explosions of your autumn
Til we meet again."
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This river has run through both our lives
Between these banks of our continuing delights
Bless us, don't let us lose the drift, you know
Happiness is the best facelift
I'm so happy that Brian is doing so well. What a blessing that they
were able to find out about this before it was too late!
All the best to Brian & Mags. With Mags by his side, I know Brian
will heal & be as good as new.
Mark in Seattle
