Is it absurd? What‘s this? What’s that?
Now what’s that all about?
I’m in a picture that has fallen off the wall
Is this unreal, is this obscene
Let’s set this record straight
I’m in a frame that’s lying broken on the floor
You’ re not that far, over the top,
but you’re so way far out
Can’t stand to stand right in the shadow of yourself
You are not near, neither to me,
nor are you near to you
Can’t stand to stand right in the shadow of your man
Yes ‘n’ how and why and how do I do now?
Yes ‘n’ how and why and how do I do now?
I’m not a man that is in need
Of self-affirmation
Even though you’ve been telling me just that
My motivation, in the first place,
comes from deep within
My inner world’s based on experience and love
You’ve been projecting your self-doubts
right onto me
Who you are, who you want to be
is outside my part
I wish you well, i wish you luck, I wish you everything
That’s needed on your way to find out who you are.
Yes ‘n’ how and why and how do I do now?
Yes ‘n’ how and why and how do I do now?
But tears, they don’t dry, in rainy season
Fruits turn into wine, in rainy season
credits
from Down My Spine EP,
track released February 11, 2022
Guest on piano: Max Schneider (Fooks Nihil, Okta Logue)
Artwork: Joyce Abrahams
Hiss Golden Messenger transforms from a solo songwriter to a full-band on a record benefiting Durham Public Schools. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 9, 2020