The motion picture you are about to see presents a dramatised study of a man and a woman; who's dreams and fantasies take on a life and a power of their own...
lyrics
Verse 1
Set the scene, background noise on the screen,
I'm poised to make a move, I succeed.
I say I'm sick and so I'm not sure, what for?
You reply, it's fine, it's starts. Here comes the score.
Up the ante, I'm thinking "More, why not?"
Camera pans, see the door locked,
Yeah? Sure, fine, hot.
I'm ready? (I'm not ready.)
Hands on hands on more than that,
I'm torn, in fact I can't go on. Hold up,
I'm thinkin’, that's fair, you understand that, right?
Ya see, I'm not prepared, we didn't plan the night.
So what if I'm the first of my kind?
My mind's not made up. Still not gonna go leaping in.
Sneaking grin, see the passion leaking in.
We gotta stop, but you're not listenin’.
But I guess I Live and let live,
I Forgive and set the tone,
Forget and then condone,
In retrospect, forget respect,
To get respect, you'd get consent,
You're not perfect. (Me neither)
I suppose that you think that the blame is mine,
And I'll accept that, I can see the claim's defined.
And so you see in prose, I sink that shame's enshrined,
And so crept a hand, free. Tamed? decline.
But as time goes on, things settle,
Let all the crimes go, wrestle with the past.
It's not stone cast, so why not enjoy it.
Maybe that's the choice that destroyed it?
But tie knots? Nah, I redeploy.
Let go, my flow, undisturbed by past events,
Triggers? No. Perturbed by lasting discontent? (Yes)
I'll accept that? (No)
I forgive that? (No)
I'll admit that though I made mistakes I grow.
Verse 2
But why is this relevant, why in rhymes, elegant?
Why say this now, when it's no longer prevalent?
Why critique what you can't change? It is evident,
That you intend to cause purely detriment.
Why bring yourself so far out of your element?
Why are you choosing to ignore the petulant?
Why must you delve so far into this pestilence?
Normally you try so hard to celebrant.
Whoa!
I never said that.
I never chose to ignore the facts, damn
The fact that you think that I'd close myself off from this,
Shows that you clearly did not understand.
Hold up, I had a new thought;
If music is meant for expression then why,
When I find I'm twisting and turning at night,
Can music not be what these feelings incite?
Verse 3
Fear, that's what I felt then.
Clear like a line from a felt pen.
A year before I got that checked lens.
But I got the ear of my best friend.
And I won't forget, but the past is past now,
In retrospect, I shoulda cast my doubts, how,
Could I let it go on for as long as I did?
I didn't know I would ever have to let it get to this, but here we are.
credits
from The Poetry in a Moment,
released February 22, 2018
Patrick Haesler: Composition, Production, Trumpet, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
What an awesome album. Amazing composition and performance. You might not expected a jazz trio to sound like this, but it works, brilliantly. Patrick Haesler
