I played this song for my love
But she said to me “It has no meaning at all”
We walked across the park without saying a word
And we went to the bar
For no reason at all
Well up in the sky I saw a cloud
And I thought that it looked like something
But on second thought not
And I would come to visit you
But I can’t find my car keys
And I can’t remember where you live
And if I had just a little time
I could speak seven languages
I could walk on water
A friend calls me on the phone
And tells me a joke
Well I think that I laugh
But I don’t remember at all
I woke up with a word in my head
And as far as I know
It has no meaning at all
Well up in the sky
Well I saw a cloud
And I thought it looked like a face
But on second thoughts not
As with Tomorrow Never Knows earlier in Gray Rock, I wrestled mightily with the issue of where to put Cemetery Gates, which happened after Seven Languages. Matching the Vision was the literal midpoint, this I knew, which added to the challenge of seven chapters of the book that unfolded more or less simultaneously over a period of a few weeks. Developing and structuring the book, I knew half would need to be before Matching the Vision, and half would need to be after. Seven Languages is the denoument of Gray Rock and ties up the issue of disclosure to Claire and the (sort of) disclosure to the team. Chronologically, Challenges and part of The Doghouse occurred before I disclosed to The MP in Matching the Vision, and in early drafts The Doghouse was the last scene of Gray Rock.
However, I made the end of the conversation with Tania in HR about The MP’s bizzarre reaction to my disclosure the Epilogue so I could end Gray Rock with my parody of The Rolling Stones classic Midnight Rambler.
I never could settle on the last line of the parody lyrics. I must have come up with 20 different possibilities, and I’m still not satisfied with that last line. To watch the Stones play the portion of the song upon which the parody lyrics are derived, click here. (For the original lyrics, click here.)
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