Lyrics
The Double Life of Testbild!
Eniac vs. Univac
May 21, backwards 1946:
Molloy in bright, discovering galactic bliss
capsule number one, squint conception
meteor cascade, all resistance fade
fireflies over dismal tongues of cold
a second try remodeling the livid hole
sodium sulphate from blast-furnace
chemical substance, fibre glass of black
auditory meatus wither soon
blight and derision upon the moon
cinerous fragment of ear cocoon
Eniac versus Univac
acid fresh oval suntan corroding on eyelid, upon eyelid
Univac versus Eniac
chrome-packed shell, dissembled hero, secret hero
May 21, backwards 1946
Murock in night, discovering aquatic bliss
sea nettles lament scoops out fish throat
stains the azure lake in its countenance
Molloy in Orbit
outpost, my X-ray trip, I’m going up, I’m my rocket’s core
livid hole in the sky, supposed to go in, supposed to search for more
it’s like a comet’s orbit circling and soon I’m on the moon
every wire connected to the phone
radio connection, calling home
the sun corrodes my eyes up here
Molloy in orbit, black splendour sphere
gamma radiation all alone
remake substance of air, acid fresh tan, this oyster is my world
relate to unknown fact, sodium fan, chemical sulphur
From Forgotten Powerstation on the Moon
green and blue are variants of a shimmering TV
radio noise from above, welded to the ceiling
speechless in the night, a chrome and metal flight
galena blimp, slag baloon out of frozen lead glance
tin artefact side by side with ashen scanner
solitary glare in arctic night aware
of sulphur shower we are made
from forgotten powerstation on the moon we came
hydrocyanic acid pool
we’re the concrete floating in galactic waiting room
chop the snow into tiny, tiny bits of blizzard
rocket cachalot will relate to language
x-ray ice rain dies, Molloy can sympathize
Starlit Collapse
they overturned the clockwork to the secret countenance in dew
engendered puddles in the nape of my neck, in coral shape
yearned for interstellar formed comet’s tail, galactic floor
tattered panneling in shards of whitewashed delirium
galaxy fragments in distant skies of caramellized green glue
the rings of Saturn are being used to hate the starwort’s secret dew
gloom of tentacles in shards would appear
they point it out on a fractured map
starlit collapse
planets are floating over crushed firmaments of blackened plush
glitters like acid fumes
sidereal days in cosmic room
Chrome-Packed Shell
stelliform dewcup sails
on glassy oceanbed
lightgreen sea – galaxy
flickering fairway seem
like sea-fire, seashell’s dream
moonfish swim in starlit stream
underwater – universe of dimness in stalagmite
chrome-packed shell can reflect itself in treasures of blackened tile
coral shaped madrepore
sidereal time, ocean’s core
blue vapoured tones of black taunt
flickering glassy fin
wandering through the spring
bubbles in liquid sing
Lolita Wagner
counter clockwise her affection for wave metal tear
seedcase behind a chest stained the lake in her face
withered scab in retinas hidden nest
down
down
down
down
down
down
her counter clockwise affection for wave
metal tear conter clockwise for her
counter wave her affection for nest
stained the lake in her face behind chest
Iron Lung vs. Aqualung
breathing in deep
merman asleep
anemones sing to me
seaside marine
liquid and blue
oyster cocoon
this was meant to be watery at last
aqualung versus me – iron lung
my destiny: aqualung
The Inexplicable Feeling of September
Another Day
following shadows around
most everything can be found
close the entrance to your cave
to escape the tidal wave
lingering all-seeing eye
I see you float in the sky
watching how the world can change
sentences can rearrange
by lakes of icy moons
we set up our camps
a signal weak but clear
came through eventually
we had been holding our maps upside down
Rain and Air
embedded deep inside your veins
part of a toxin still remains
as small as the daylight that was tainted and in vain
and the nights are really softer here
as your words begin to touch my ear
another year in grey
in the wind this day
parts of you will start dissolving into rain and air
remember where willows used to grow
coloured by sunset and by snow
and deep inside the chestnut fallings stars will glow
a drop on the veil in lighthouse flashes
flowers and trees will turn to ashes
framed into rain and air’s name
embedded in veins deep inside you
a toxin remains alone and tainted
framed into rain and air’s name
Clouds in Transit
clouds in transit
sifting out air
atmospheric cleaning process
green changes blue through the afternoon shadows
where insects are dying
eyes are recoiling
lights on the back porch
are dancing in circles and slowly unwinding
sleepiness shining
A Secret Note
under a stone
just behind the fallen tree
in micro scale
truth lies unexpectedly
over the lake
floating in a foggy state
a secret note
starting to evaporate
You Don’t Have to Go
you don’t have to go
through the forest alone
with your eyes hanging cold
over stories untold
in the fall
The Inexplicable Feeling of September
show me leaves where you sleep
in the ground September grows profound
and in puddles there’s reflections of kinship
and the fall
autumn’s call downhill
September rain stays the same
and my morning is deserted will inexplicable
underneath the tree’s thaw
words go blind
falling from behind
and we’ll speak no more
language leaves us empty
whisper damp and softly
from the foggy landscape we will fall
into another song
dreams will make us living
Undertow
time goes out like a ship to sea
and brings back forgotten things
from the deep undertow
now your eyes drop their lies
see how your face can reflect differently
Sparks From Extinct Steelworks
thin black sun
inside my coat
filtered stains on gossamer smoke
like shards of tapered hope
paper moon
silken stars
we are home