Jandek

Pieces Of Place

Jandek


What is this battle I must fight every night?
What is this force eating up the air? 
While the day takes me and whirls me about 
Carries me on its shoulders 
And drags me on the ground 
Where's the ethereal enigma? 
Bliss and starry night 
Looking at me I only see 
The ceiling floor walls and the drive 
That keeps on through the doors and windows 
How can we leave this place and still live on? 
Come away, go hither 
See the molecules 
And the great big air all around 
Step in the water and your foot goes through 
Pick it up, and throw it around 
Might as well, it's got you surrounded 
I just keep walking through time 
One foot after the other 
Stepping on space 
One thought after another 
Made up of new things 
And things I knew before 
Or combinations of these 
And I know the ages 
Break a different shell 
And the new comes forth from the old 
And vice versa 
And I love and I live 
And I take and I give 
But mainly 
I just keep walking through time 
Stepping on pieces of place 
With my body and my mind 
Oh God they say they know where they're going 
I'm trying to be honest 
And I know it all leads to attempted perfection 
Am I falling short and knowing it? 
Or on the only track and going long? 
I wish I could say that I know more than I do