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Torture the Sky

from Visitations by Ambien

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lyrics

Compare now with then and be left breathless
by illusions. Muster images of a perfect world:
no eternity, no burning. The stars have been traced
and we still can’t see what they measure. The distance
between self and infinity is a key. Unlock the vision;
believe in what it means to be “saved.” How broad,
each stroke? How vain? We are stars, exploding.
You are a sky, imploding into a portal: an eye:
a creature beyond understanding. If manipulation
is everywhere, where is truth? Which projection
is best kept visible? Insanity ascribes meaning
to even the smallest coincidence; so how do 
we change? Someday these songs will end. 
Until then, we put our hands together 
and bask in the thoughts that bring comfort.
Whose hands? When? A question 
lingers on the tongue;
dissipates. 

Spoken word part 1: 
Crushing, this search for meaning. Empty, this skull, now
pleading, for a blockage, a seal. Stamp the wax and watch it dry
into something you believe in. What is belief when a voice can 
take any shape? What is a ghost when the soul doesn’t exist? 
How do we see? How to form meaning out of mud—
how to crumble—everything wet dries eventually.

Spoken word part 2:
Every storm becomes a sea. Water gathers in a body, a cult,
a gullet, poisoned. We believe anything that grants passage
from this world; we get buried, we want out, we want to escape.
Being alive is the hardest thing there is. So be reborn. Launch
yourself outward, discover new stars, trace them, and if we cannot
breathe underwater, within the lake, at least we can see.

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from Visitations, released August 24, 2021

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