The faces rejoicing
the flutes of the queen.
The crowds bellow below as they sing.
She is unbothered.
Endlessly serene.
A severed hand lights the scene.
The planets outline her face.
In the stars she’s composing a ballet.
Cataclysm risqué.
She looks right through me,
through the dark.
Alone in the void,
she’s found her mark.
She knows how I see her.
She knows I can’t help but stare.
The planets outline her face.
With each whisper she evokes a display.
A universe is made.
Serenity suits her.
A divine expression not lessened by time.
You could miss her by looking too closely;
she mostly exists pure of form or design,
but her beauty is duly expressed when you’re true to your mind.
Surrounded by an infinite depth,
no time inside is realized.
Five epochs pass with each breath.
The planets outline her face.
I can see it behind my eyes before I wake,
the image I can’t shake.
My face:
a needles eye.
My pen:
ever at my side.
My skin,
that I’m inside,
can’t bear to leave where I reside.
Embrace farewell,
I cannot speak.
You know I keep my heart
right on my sleeve.
My whole damn shirt is hers to keep.
Can’t bear to be alone.
The moment before I put my pen to paper.
All is revealed to me.
The vast heavens.
The saintly crowds.
How clearly do I see…
my own birth and death,
all agony and all pleasure.
I can hardly catch my breath.
A landscape of eternity.
Putting my pen to the page,
I can hardly keep it together.
She washes my feet
as I dance alone.
And so I wait.
Blood spills!
from my quill.
I’ve got all night.
Try me!
Serenity suits her.
A divine expression not lessened by time.
You could miss her by looking too closely;
she mostly exists pure of form or design,
but her beauty is duly expressed when you’re true to your mind.
credits
from Cataclysm Risqué,
released June 3, 2022
music and lyrics by Josh Stanley
drums - Taylor Kreemer
bass guitar - Jeffery Smith
guitar, synthesizers, voice - Josh Stanley
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