Dory Previn - Listen

i no longer plead with heaven
or go rummaging in books
for answers to the questions
life contains
now i listen
listen
listen to this inner thing resounding
in the resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of my infant ancient veins

i no longer seek instruction
from my father and my mother
i have mastered
all their pleasures and their pain
no i listen
listen
listen to this inner thing resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of my infant ancient veins

the feeling in my bloodflow
is a simple thing y'see
everything and nothing
in the parody is me
i'm the hero
i'm the villain
the beginning and the end
i'm creator
i'm destroyer
i'm the enemy the friend
i'm an animal
a spirit
flying high and falling down
i am special
i'm important
i am sacred
i'm a clown
so i stumble through the chaos
dragging clumsily behind me
all the eggshells
and the fish scales
and the fur pelts of my past
while this thing goes on
inside me at one with all
the vastness
the fantasies
and fictions
and when all the contradictions
come together
come together
they will fit

the feeling in my bloodflow
is a simple thing y'see
i am it
i am it
we are everything and nothing
but that's how to play the game
in these weather beaten bodies
with these god forsaken brains
we can listen
listen
listen to the universe resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of our infant ancient veins
listen
listen
listen and it all begins to fit
you are it
your are it :)

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[fayedunawayfan]

Wow! So much poetic wisdom comes from this inelligent and creative soul. She is a valueable talent.

[trannyache]

love

[MsBkirk]

The music behind the verse is from 'Morning Star/Evening Star' on Mary C. Brown & the Hollywood Sign - were this and Listen intended to go together?

[frogescalator]

Thanks for posting this and typing out the words -- you have a few typos though -- (1st verse) life contains *no,* i listen listen listen to *the universe* resounding (2nd verse) listen to *the universe* resounding (further down) *i'm important* *i am special* [order different] [further down] *come together* [just once] *they will fit* *they will fit* [twice] you are it *you* are it [right at the end] ------- Many thanks again! !

[Chastalard]

@Groucho5 If you don't get that...well...

[Chastalard]

Beautiful!

[Groucho5]

I think she has stopped taking her medications.The "fur pelts of my past'?.. Give me a break.

[fayedunawayfan]

big thanke-racing out door for city-will watch tommorrow..xx