Jandek

The Daze

Jandek


I fell into a deep sleep 
I got lost in the daze 
I fell into a deep sleep 
I forgot my tears 
I found some trees 
And I walked through the trees 
The sun came up, the sun went down 
My eyes looked around 
I saw this in bed like a soft flash 
I didn’t feel my feet on the ground 
I didn’t think about who I was 
I didn’t think 
I just passed through the visions 
And the colors and the things 
I mainly saw green and grey 
And then some blue and red 
The things passing by didn’t stop for me 
I watched and I moved 
The moments passed like a string of things of life came and it went off 
I waited 
I watched the pictures in the night 
I saw the images of day 
My body went through the motions at least it seemed that way 
I went into a deep sleep 
I found a new way to pass the day 
Yes time was like ice melting in the sun 
Everything was automatic, necessity was gone 
I took the ride 
I stood inside 
And let the wild go around 
I don’t have desire I just move 
And all the panicked stood still 
It all had a semblance from somewhere far away 
But no familiar distinction 
Get him away to force a reaction 
It was all one direction 
I didn’t have to turn around 
I thought I found some new heaven 
A place without words 
It was like a stream of lightning path and I walked down that road 
I didn’t think of an end or where it began and there was no pressure 
It was like a cloud under that bright light path walking through the trees 
And all the visions and the moments 
And the pictures and that special society that developed 
A semblance to the waking hours 
But I didn’t hear any voices 
And I didn’t have to talk 
I didn’t have to laugh 
I didn’t have to cry 
I didn’t spend any time wondering why 
I got real lost and didn’t care 
There was no distinction anywhere 
And there was a fine willing 
I fell in love with a tree 
I became like a tree 
And nobody knew me 
They didn’t care 
The world walked amongst me 
The world walked amongst me 
I was that path 
I was that sleep 
I was that image 
And now the days come and go 
Turned upside down 
I walk and I stand there all at the same time 
I move like a breeze in and out at once 
I feel into a deep sleep 
I got lost in the daze