St. Vincent & david byrne, “outside of space and time,”
from: Love this Giant, 2012
Thanks for whoever made art possible. They keep coming, these gracious songs. It is easy to forget with the scale of the many difficulties we face in our time that love is always within reach and our lives are magical places. Just listen and look.
“My love, your house has many rooms
The kitchen’s filled with food
I’ll find a place inside
The dreams that pass across your face
Come from a secret place
Ev’ryone close your eyes
It’s true, I am a shaky ladder
Intergalactic matter
Outside of space and time
But who is standing on your street?
These buildings are not real
My tricks are useless here
It’s true, that’s what a lover hears
It’s what a fool believes
It’s not too late to try
Someday I’ll step out from the shadow
Intergalactic matter
Outside of space and time
Dirty feet, crooked teeth
Somewhere out beyond the stars
A funny face, so lost in space are we
Ev’ryone’s enlightened ev’ryday
You may reach Nirvana when you comb your hair
I know, we’ll join this cosmic saga
Intergalactic matter
Where we will meet tonight
Spiraling out of sight
Outside of space and time
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