Omaha Unplugged
We wanted there to be a song that was just pretty, and just spoke about the inner life of the artist -- mysterious? or just a reflection of the daily life we all see? Even if you're a dancer or a performing artist, art is mostly hard work, and being alone a lot. It all starts in a room somewhere.
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By REED WALLER Dancing naked in your room Sculpting shadows in the night Move your body through the air, Make fingers in the light From the window on the world Open to the outside Showing the materials of living. Believe in what you see. You don’t have to like it. But you can only work with what you’re given. Struggling with an old guitar Your brother left behind You can only get so far Unless you use your mind Like a window on the world Open to the outside Showing the materials of living Believe in what you hear. You don’t have to like it. But you can only work with what you’re given. Use your body, use your hands, Tear your life apart. Use the parts for something new. You can call it art Or a window on the world Open to the inside Showing the materials of living. Believe in what you feel. You don’t have to like it. But you can only work with what you’re given. © 1988 by Reed Waller |
