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See City Burn

from Then, and Then: a memoir by DATSON

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Jung might suggest we are tapping into the collective consciousness at these moments. We are born with minds already partly shaped by our geneological heritage.

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Whether April is fair or cruel
it’s got all the numbers
for re-birthing the fool

So much more, so much was meant
So much of style
and so little content

Not long ago, once gods were dancing
now they glide from the shadows
moving like Nazis

Between the columns aeons shifting
cheek to cheek chiffon is drifting
all the haze of empire collapsing

We are young
carefree
and scarcely worth catching

I’ll tell you what I see
I see city burn
I’ll tell you what I see
I see city burn

How often we said you can see it a mile
There’s no poke in the eye
just plain denial

Whether April is fair or cruel
it’s got all the numbers
for re-birthing the fool
So much more, so much was meant
So much of style
and so little content

Now you might say that I’m some pessimist
Who’s enjoyed all the highs
and had all the hits

Now I’ve turned a disparaging eye
I’m sitting back
to wait while we die

I’ve looked at the matter cool in the face
I’m ready to die
and I’ve taken my place

Along with the people who tried
and who cared
it was all that was left

Not long ago, once gods were dancing
now they glide from the shadows
moving like Nazis

Between the columns aeons shifting
cheek to cheek chiffon is drifting
all the haze of empire collapsing

We are young
carefree
and scarcely worth catching

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from Then, and Then: a memoir, released June 1, 2020
© Geoffrey Datson and Annette Hughes, Produced by Geoffrey Datson, Recorded and mixed at Greenroom Studio Cooroy.

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GEOFFREY DATSON is a sound artist, combining spoken word, electronica and instrumentation in his recordings. Many poets recite their work to music, but few are also composers. Datson's work is a synthesis of forms of sonic expression in which the voice and the sound field are interdependent. ... more

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