Swans Reflecting Elephants by Tom Kozlowski & Roy Bentley

Lyrics

You could say the Moon is setting,

Waning in a china blue night sky

But I would say the Moon is rising and our love

would say we both are right




My back was to you, I thought I knew you

but we were just a boat out on dry land

We discovered that love is changing

a light we never really understand




For many dark years we denied ourselves the right

the gift it is to see the world horizonless

That day arrived and redefined

taking flight




We built houses within each other:

loves best sad architecture

Like two things that are but one thing—

who can say which is reflection?




We look back now at the progression,

the thousand steps that led up to this.

Accident holds the world up:

Dalis elephants




Your heart beats and it moves me

diastole systole—it moves me

and it moves me

and it moves me

and it moves me



Roy Bentley and I wrote this lyric in December, on a Sunday afternoon at his home in Iowa, inspired by the Dali painting in his living room.

Link to poet Roy Bentley's Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/twohawksfucking



Link to Dali painting Swans Reflecting Elephants
http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/artistic/pages/dali-swans-reflecting-elephant...


Music Tom Kozlowski
Lyrics Roy Bentley & Tom Kozlowski
Copyright 2009

Category:

Music

Tags:

• alternative
• indie
• rock
• heartbeat
• moves
• me
• love
• Dali
• swans
• reflecting
• elephants
• diastole
• systole

[EllyMcCormack]

This was really great. Roy Bentley's a great poet and this Tom Kozlowski sure can sing! Incredible. I'm gonna share this on facebook and twitter!

[orgelnam08]

T-his is really a moving song..

o-h,and really it pains

m-any hearts...resulting to cardiomegaly? lol

hope not!

lol lol

siski

[DrDavidL]

Tom~

Great song and performance... I love the lyrics too... Do you only do your own personal songs or would you be willing to sing + play a cover? I had a passing thought that sometime we could collaborate and do something together... Piano + your guitar and vocals... That would be fun.... Cheers, David

[twohawksfucking]

Giddyup!

[11princess14]

btw do u mind if i decide to do a cover for this song? lol

this song is GREATTT

-Ciara

[11princess14]

I LOVE IT! i want this song on my ipod now :D

-Ciara

[othrower74]

another good one.

[twohawksfucking]

I'll second the comment "cinco estrellas"--it sounds so beautiful. Kind of like your singing of this, my friend. Which I needed today...

Hope you're well, and thriving.

Roy

[apgcovilili]

Ton,

cinco estrellas.

Angel