The Moments
A couple lyrics to take with you…
I CAN SEE THE WORLD FROM HERE,
AND STARS THAT SHINE A DIFFERENT SHADE.
THE SUN IS NOW MY CHANDELIER,
AND PLANETS PASS IN THEIR PARADE.
AT LAST THE AIR IS NOT THE AIR,
AT LAST THE SEAS ARE NOT THE SEAS.
AND DUST AND DUNE ARE UNAWARE
OF ANY OTHER GRAVITIES.
WITH EVERY STEP I LEAVE A PRINT,
AND EVERY BREATH A SILENCE BROKE,
SO EVERY MOMENT LEAVES A HINT
OF WHERE I DREAMED AND WHERE I WOKE.
DELIGHTS AND DANGERS DOUBLY GLEAM
IN NEXT THE DAY, BUT FIRST THE DREAM.
— Cast, A Trip to the Moon
THE STORY’S NOT MINE,
AND IT’S FINE,
I’VE GOT NO RIGHT TO SOMETHING I CAN’T
COMPREHEND, I PRETEND-
-ED I WAS THE ONE
TO PULL IT UNDONE,
I THOUGHT IT WAS FUN,
BUT I FELL,
FOR A SPELL,
I WAS THE FINGER PULLING THE THREAD
THROUGH THE LOOM UNASSUM-
-ING, DOING MY PART,
A FOOL FROM THE START,
I THOUGHT I WAS SMARTER
BUT NO.
I THOUGHT I WAS SMARTER
BUT NO.
— Dusty, Rocking Chair
BATHE ME, OH DEATH,
AND RETURN ME MY SHROUD.
NAMES FADE LIKE RAIN,
AND TIME FLOATS ON A CLOUD.
OTHERS ARE DREAMING,
OTHERS ARE DREAMING,
OTHERS ARE DREAMING,
YET I CANNOT SLEEP.
— Mrs. Swift, Rocking Chair
BUT THAT’S THE THING ABOUT MORNINGS!
THEY’RE FULL OF WHAT THEY ARE NOT.
THEY’RE GOSSIPS,
THEY’RE PROPHETS,
THEY’RE WARNINGS
TODAY HAS YET TO BE WROUGHT!
— Addie Tate, Brothers Wright
ONE FISH DON’T GOTTA DO MUCH BUT SWIM.
ONE FISH AIN’T LIVIN’ FOR MUCH, ‘CEPT HIM.
ONE FISH IS AWFULLY CLOSE TO NONE.
ONE FISH DON’T FLY.
— Bill Tate, Brothers Wright
Champagne doesn’t make you drunk like whiskey
Champagne doesn’t sink in you like stone
Champagne you can’t drink to think the risky,
Be more frisky,
Be alone.
— Phoebe, A Trip to the Moon
IT’S PULLING TEETH
DECIDING TO SIT.
TO LOOK BENEATH,
IT’S EASY TO QUIT.
YOU FILL IN GAPS,
REMEMBER EACH PART.
THEY DON’T MAKE MAPS
THAT LEAD TO THE START.
— Rita, Mother’s Days
I WISH I’D LEARNED TO PAINT.
A THOUSAND WORDS LIKE THAT.
HER AMBER EYES, HIS TURQUOISE HAT.
I WRITE A MILLION WORDS,
AND THE IMAGE IS FAINT.
I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED TO PAINT.
I WISH I LEARNED TO PAINT.