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Left To Say

from God Knows What by Conductors

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What is there left to say?
I feel the weight of history. 
Does it matter either way
if I make discoveries?

History has an end
but it’s always moving on.
By whose power does it bend?
By whose carriage is it drawn?

All the prophetic dreams
don’t mean anything
’til they have been proven,
and it’s too late to use them.

All the words have to be old 
if they’re going to work.
But new uses are found
in the world of sight & sound.

Can art's problems become solved?
Is there progress to be made?
Are the paintings in the hall 
better than those in the cave?

When pleasure’s not the aim
living life can become strange.
Is it great to toil to make
art for others’ pleasure’s sake?

How am I supposed to live?
Should I only try to write
carefree songs repetitive
that keep the pain out of sight?

You cannot choose to be good
when you don’t know what’s right.
Context can't be understood
without historical light.

If history is controlled,
I’m even more confused.
Maybe when I’m old
I’ll know what I now should do.

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from God Knows What, released May 19, 2014

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"Mona tried to tell me
To stay away from the train line
She said that all the railroad men
Just drink up your blood like wine
An’ I said, 'Oh, I didn’t know that
But then again, there’s only one I’ve met
An’ he just smoked my eyelids
An’ punched my cigarette' " ... more

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