The events in the six chapters from Garbage Can through Devil Song (Chapters 15-20) all occurred over 3 ½ weeks from mid-April through early May, 2018. I wrestled and wrestled with where to put Tomorrow Never Knows, whether before or after The Secret, or as the first scene of Tania, and settled on the endContinue reading “Chapter 16: 53 Miles West of Venus”
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Chapter 17: Tania
Oh, my beloved TaniaHow I long to see your face photographed in fifteen second intervalsIn a bank in San LeandroA Polaroid of you, CinqueWith a seven-headed dragonIn a house in Daly CityDon’t be sad my beloved TaniaThey say your father never liked Stephen Weed anywayHired a detective to follow him aroundOh, my beloved revolutionary sweetheartIContinue reading “Chapter 17: Tania”
Chapter 18: Ambiguity Song
Everything seems to be up in the air at this timeOne day soon, it’ll all settle downEverything seems to be up in the air at this timeAll across the nation, people are gettin’ togetherFrom many ideas they form a single goalSome people are gonna benefitAnd others gotta sacrificeBut everything seems to seems to be upContinue reading “Chapter 18: Ambiguity Song”
Chapter 19: Path Belated
I could tell a story, but I cannot wake my husband up from sleep“I could have married others” says the actress in a pornographic filmOh mother oh mother of mineI’m not saying this love is wrong, just that I need a rhymeAnd if you, oh mother oh mother of mineHave fallen in love with aContinue reading “Chapter 19: Path Belated”
Chapter 20: Devil in the Closet
Hey, wanna start a fireOne that’ll never go outBurn a hole through the center of my mindLet all the bad thoughts outThis is not a love affairThis is something more complexHey, wanna start a warI’m tired of this old oneAnd history is trueAnd it goes round in circlesBurn down the house, there’s a devil inContinue reading “Chapter 20: Devil in the Closet”
Chapter 21: Colonel Henrique Adolfo Bermudez
Colonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meCause distance is a horrid thing for usColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meI’ve got something I don’t want you to missColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you next to meAh it’s something we’re feeling I guessColonel Enrique Adolfo BermudasI want you near meI’ve got somethingContinue reading “Chapter 21: Colonel Henrique Adolfo Bermudez”
Chapter 22: Seven Languages
I played this song for my loveBut she said to me “It has no meaning at all”We walked across the park without saying a wordAnd we went to the barFor no reason at allWell up in the sky I saw a cloudAnd I thought that it looked like somethingBut on second thought notAnd I wouldContinue reading “Chapter 22: Seven Languages”
Chapter 23: Going Up
Ain’t thou watching my filmAnalysing meRusty junker squawkerShaking up it sayIf we should pull the plugs out of our historyAnd all of history yeahThings that shouldn’t beThings that couldn’t be noThings that had to beDon’t you see?It’s going up up upLet’s get the hell out of hereGoing up, going downDo you want to know what’sContinue reading “Chapter 23: Going Up”
Chapter 24: Ballyhoo
Buffalo and bisonBison and buffaloCannonball and rifleRifle and cannonballThat’s the way the thunder rumblesDown on your knees againSaying please again yeah yeah yeahKangaroo and chipmunkChipmunk and kangarooBallyhoo and bedbugsBedbugs and ballyhooThat’s the way the bee bumblesThat’s the way the thunder rumbles The final seventeen chapters of the story occur in chronological order from June, 2018.Continue reading “Chapter 24: Ballyhoo”
Chapter 25: Rescue
If I said I’d lost my wayWould you sympathiseCould you sympathise?I’m jumbled upMaybe I’m losing my touchBut you know I didn’t have it anywayWon’t you come on down to my rescueThings are wrongThings are going wrongCan you tell that in a songI don’t know what I want anymoreFirst I want a kiss and then IContinue reading “Chapter 25: Rescue”
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