the antics of love - jon lu

full title: "the antics of love during an argument about jeans/genes"

live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5kXu70s-9g&feature=channel_page

so this is the first song i finished writing, complete with dorky facial gesticulations and looping pedal tomfoolery, performed at toronto kollaboration 2009. lyrically, it's an experiment with enjambment and narrative, speaking of which...

lyrics:

id like to think you broke my glasses
to dull the sharpness of
these vertical lines knifing through
the citys smoke. above

your voice i couldnt see, i should have
groped for the bar
but stumbled by your disagreement
into the wrong streetcar

/

through the underworld the subway
screeched and blurred as i
imagined it to ride upon
tibetan prayer wheels. my

guilt in marriage to your love
scrawled my tongue against
their rusted skin to ask forgiveness
in honestys defense

/

from out the tunnels blinding jaws,
to you i found my way
through clouds, a canopy of palms,
to apologize and say

union stations telling god
you still look beautiful.
dear, im sorry. im telling
god you still look beautiful.

/

so im outside your door
waiting to be let in
when you open up
will you let me love again

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jon
• lu
• toronto
• kollaboration
• 2009
• winner

[micaredi]

Why don't you have a record contract? You remind me somewhat of Andrew Bird.

[jonzoiplu]

i'm pretty happy recording in my room (: not ready to sell my soul quite yet.

andrew bird = the awesome.

[micaredi]

my friends and i have been advertising your videos like crazy on our facebooks. i saw andrew bird live and he is flipping amazing.

[jonzoiplu]

thanks man!

(also great live: owen pallet!)

[katie5211]

This is beautiful. It's a little hard to make out the words you're singing though ): Is there an mp3 now, or is that still in the works? (:

[jonzoiplu]

heh, i slur my words on occasion, which is why i have lyrics on the side :P

i've got two studio versions - one with a similar "bedroom" arrangement as the above, and a slower orchestral arrangement if that makes any sense.

deciding how to go about this dance.

[KeyboardTray]

amazing song man

care to get up an mp3? :)

[KeyboardTray]

naaaaice

you were amazing at kollab lol

[asianyumyum93]

wow you are very talented

[DdubProduction]

sounds like your nose is congested

[EmmersonBridget]

@micaredi or Owen Pallett... in fact... just like Owen Pallett... :)

[miko1984]

Dude ... so bloody awesome!

[micaredi]

it would be awesome if you did an andrew bird or owen pallet cover.