from THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE [Risk
Assessment 2]
EVERYONE ELSE
an interest in music & movies a pile of broken dreams
flecked with too many colours laughing until it hurts
searing pain rips from my shoulders arthritis down below
high hopes & expectations response learned long & slow
listening to music that you love want to learn something new
a serious involvement with silence smoke from under the hood
a sign of stubborn insistence what do you think of change?
identification with the other angels in their cage
live like a working class hero gulping down mugs of beer
he too might be a stranger occasional feelings of fear
better late than never brawls at closing time
only one pub in the village level crossing sign
familiar with brilliant freedoms never playing ball
scorch & crackle & burning morning's blueness on the wall
I feel the sadness gathering how does this world endure?
alive with sorrow & lament now we are even fewer
HELL, A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO
tangled fear contention the gap between the wars
learning to kiss mouths you haven't kissed before
shuffling like a zombie be satisfied with facts
box to check on census form infant on your back
meaning through translation misappropriated dream
obstinate clot of people who appreciate & believe
guest speakers on the day defined and built the world
no compass or guidebook ghost map all they had
the passing of the image the simulated god
cultural superstition perpetuated myth
describe the scene as follows self-mutilation & embrace
the dominion of the dying sacrificial death
twisted loops and drones traditional living space
not his friend or buddy the audience transformed
regime of complicity muted talking books
beautiful indifference world destroys itself
LANGUISHING IN A MOTEL
the fierceness of paper tigers night terrors & grinding teeth
tornado plane crashing drowning sleepwalking through old dreams
my escape & obsession rivers clogged with dams
all about people & synergy blurred handmade taboos
infectious care & attention what happens when you leave?
I can only write emotion it's something in the genes
independence or rebellion are distant cousins of mine
sliding toward conclusion answering chain of command
you became a nostalgia addict perfect smile of the past
we don't have to be superheroes we are what & who we are
the laughter of liberation certainties will dissolve
forget ideas & tradition the sun came out today
wordplay disguised as an essay obsessed with text & sound
watercolour postcards fathers we never see
hurrah for our eviction obligations up against the wall
the mechanics of illegal squatting a metaphor for soul
PAINTSTRIPPER
this is a one-page wonder see my alien life
a multimedia opera a long involving tale
I want to believe in UFOs I want to find out more
there's a real shortage of idiots (the opposite is true)
waterbed inertia rolling seasick dreams
frustration's wider deeper the river's just a stream
'stream' is just a part of speech washing land away
a wealth of new resources tiny hands at play
we know your views on intention how change will change this town
don't think of all that heavy stuff press the button down
don't think of all that heavy stuff this town has changed with time
plunder texts for language press the button down
cold damp in my studio getting used to paint again
words have suddenly run out colours in the rain
tried to draw by moonlight evening charcoal grey
the window wasn't even glass plastic melted right away
XOANON
walking barefoot in the morning writing songs about the moon
formal elements of composition stop us being moved
production and consumption impact of the sign
cultural condition the ways we think and speak
attempts to resurrect history consistently miss the point
create a speaking body with standard speaking parts
dignify the occasion I have nothing more to say
never is always a long time instantly replayed
cars are in the distance acquiring interpersonal skills
noise is sometimes echoed voice sometimes replies
music overspills intention sound remains intact
a good deal less pretension please what we need is facts
grab me by the neck enter into public debate
mechanical aids are encouraged submissions should be sent
note that I've said nothing this will end too soon
rudimentary business writing songs about the moon
an interest in music & movies a pile of broken dreams
flecked with too many colours laughing until it hurts
searing pain rips from my shoulders arthritis down below
high hopes & expectations response learned long & slow
listening to music that you love want to learn something new
a serious involvement with silence smoke from under the hood
a sign of stubborn insistence what do you think of change?
identification with the other angels in their cage
live like a working class hero gulping down mugs of beer
he too might be a stranger occasional feelings of fear
better late than never brawls at closing time
only one pub in the village level crossing sign
familiar with brilliant freedoms never playing ball
scorch & crackle & burning morning's blueness on the wall
I feel the sadness gathering how does this world endure?
alive with sorrow & lament now we are even fewer
HELL, A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO
tangled fear contention the gap between the wars
learning to kiss mouths you haven't kissed before
shuffling like a zombie be satisfied with facts
box to check on census form infant on your back
meaning through translation misappropriated dream
obstinate clot of people who appreciate & believe
guest speakers on the day defined and built the world
no compass or guidebook ghost map all they had
the passing of the image the simulated god
cultural superstition perpetuated myth
describe the scene as follows self-mutilation & embrace
the dominion of the dying sacrificial death
twisted loops and drones traditional living space
not his friend or buddy the audience transformed
regime of complicity muted talking books
beautiful indifference world destroys itself
LANGUISHING IN A MOTEL
the fierceness of paper tigers night terrors & grinding teeth
tornado plane crashing drowning sleepwalking through old dreams
my escape & obsession rivers clogged with dams
all about people & synergy blurred handmade taboos
infectious care & attention what happens when you leave?
I can only write emotion it's something in the genes
independence or rebellion are distant cousins of mine
sliding toward conclusion answering chain of command
you became a nostalgia addict perfect smile of the past
we don't have to be superheroes we are what & who we are
the laughter of liberation certainties will dissolve
forget ideas & tradition the sun came out today
wordplay disguised as an essay obsessed with text & sound
watercolour postcards fathers we never see
hurrah for our eviction obligations up against the wall
the mechanics of illegal squatting a metaphor for soul
PAINTSTRIPPER
this is a one-page wonder see my alien life
a multimedia opera a long involving tale
I want to believe in UFOs I want to find out more
there's a real shortage of idiots (the opposite is true)
waterbed inertia rolling seasick dreams
frustration's wider deeper the river's just a stream
'stream' is just a part of speech washing land away
a wealth of new resources tiny hands at play
we know your views on intention how change will change this town
don't think of all that heavy stuff press the button down
don't think of all that heavy stuff this town has changed with time
plunder texts for language press the button down
cold damp in my studio getting used to paint again
words have suddenly run out colours in the rain
tried to draw by moonlight evening charcoal grey
the window wasn't even glass plastic melted right away
XOANON
walking barefoot in the morning writing songs about the moon
formal elements of composition stop us being moved
production and consumption impact of the sign
cultural condition the ways we think and speak
attempts to resurrect history consistently miss the point
create a speaking body with standard speaking parts
dignify the occasion I have nothing more to say
never is always a long time instantly replayed
cars are in the distance acquiring interpersonal skills
noise is sometimes echoed voice sometimes replies
music overspills intention sound remains intact
a good deal less pretension please what we need is facts
grab me by the neck enter into public debate
mechanical aids are encouraged submissions should be sent
note that I've said nothing this will end too soon
rudimentary business writing songs about the moon
