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Follow the Elephant

by Vortex Park

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1.
This is the side that you confide in – the one at the end of the aisle I find myself outside denial – my world’s caving in I should just lay low for a while – dogs are on my trail for a trial I am right here behind this smile – how dare they even question me? I’ll begin serving my detention but my intentions stand I’ll provide support for our child – this is not the end – the dolls were just pretend The seams most certainly will mend Steady, I walk down this line as yellow as I am I’m biding time; I hope they’ll find the guy behind the crime You do believe me even though I am in this cell? I know that the evidence was very overwhelming I was just as stunned about the gun; it seems compelling As if I could lead two lives without ever telling you How could I ever admit that I’m the guy rebelling through a hole? My disguise, suddenly revealed – behind my eyes the truth is concealed What you despise I might find appealing – it tempts me like a sin Adrenaline as you might imagine – the fuel not for the weak minded Plastered with some dark brown nylon skin – this is how I win Control through a hole I’m protected from the actuality Duality is my redemption – it was not really me – just a fantastic dream Torn at the seams
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Can't Deny 05:27
I’m in a bind because I’ve been bound Most of whom I knew were all around And now I tread on shaky ground, I can’t deny If I’m not being obvious The reason is – well, just because There is no reasoning with lust, you can’t deny They pass pushing scents, my senses are aroused I trace curves with my eyes; following them down Right behind resistance is angst like an adolescent’s Your presence tests the essence of… A hound with a choke chain leash A piece of meat just out of reach A howling cry inside, I beseech, I can’t deny it I can’t deny, who I am what I feel It’s out on the table for all to steal The kind of thoughts that make me real, I can’t deny Am I crazy or is it just me When you are in my proximity There is more than gravity that we deny I could never justify I lie, FYI I might hug it but I would not cross the line Without a decision, granting me permission From the misses that it’s alright Oh, why? We aren’t made that way Sincerely, my heart and my love will stay The line a lion cannot stray, I can’t deny it I close my eyes and I stare off your clothes I play with forbidden scenarios In there, nobody cares what goes, they don’t deny So it remains a fantasy inside I have myself for a private ride If for a while the itch subsides, I can’t deny
3.
There are yellow flowers in my yard They’re the caterpillars’ stars – best they’ll know I can guarantee a Chinese man has flowers in his own garden and they’re yellow I can’t see them but I am sure they’re there I wonder if he thinks thoughts like this We’re not so different The DNA we share is the flowers’ scent and the bees will find us What’s that? You still think the world is flat? I’m sorry to inform you that it’s not subjective How come? I don’t think that you are dumb But obviously you need some perspective We’ve been searching though we have barely seen But a fraction of a fraction There’s so much distance, light years in between My back yard and the Chinese garden We’re the molecule drifting in a pool If our will has fuel, it could be so cool There are minerals in shooting stars Though they come here from afar, we know them As we travel through galactic seas, Finding cosmic flower seeds, we grow them It’s probable civilization exists And even might be watching If they’re indifferent and fixated We’re in for a rude awakening In the lion’s eye, there’s a zebra stripe One prays while it hides, one preys on the night
4.
Follow the elephant, follow him close See where he’s going, see what he knows… That was the message she received in a dream So, I looked into it to see what it might mean I went to the web and I went to the zoo I looked for some signs that might give me a clue And after all that, as if I had been dared I then found myself scared The elephant’s lineage spans millions of years But their numbers are dropping as their land disappears And as they are hunted for their sought after tusks While the laws that prevent this prove not so robust Just like us primates, the elephants are smart They know their reflection and make music and art But still they are in a precarious place As an inferior race Are we not responsible? Are we not the elephant in the room? We are the blind men exploring the beast Feeling the rope, the wall or pillar like feet But with a limited reach and our limited view Not to mention how the elephant’s and our stress can skew Oh, and our tenuous criteria We arrogate wisdom – we have no idea If/when we stand above none We’ll drop the elephant gun Are we not responsible? Are we not the elephant in the room?
5.
Disappear 04:18
Let’s bury the ax underneath our tire tracks and head up north where the air is crisp I’ll do all the driving while you roll and twist Throw another log on the fire – listen to it crackling Looks like a perfect moon for howling I like to stare at smoke rising into the air – it keeps climbing Then disappears You had a rough week and didn’t get much sleep Sometimes the cards are difficult It’s easy to point fingers but it’s no one’s fault Here in the mountains, cicadas are the loudest A blanket of sound over everything They have a cleaning frequency in which they sing We’ll empty thoughts in flames dancing Might even spot some of the answers Before they disappear I’m sorry I got in your face I’m just in a funky place Let’s plan a weekend escape And pack our gear and disappear Let's get out of here And disappear I feel refreshed, how about you dear Try not to let this feeling disappear Should we grow weary? Let’s disappear
6.
Gray clouds cover our metropolis If I could stop all this I surely would But maybe this is god calling on us But I don’t see how this does any good Dazed in a private garden Hammock’s swinging, headphones on that’s Playing some old gypsy song Daydreaming away I’m beginning to think that all of this Is just a story twisted for amusement? Possibly fate’s not without irony And this is a time to for me to be in pain Playing on a public stage My eyes closed before a microphone I might has well be all alone Daydreaming away I can’t ignore this; it’s not simply refuse Won’t fight – there’s just no use So I will daydream
7.
Bee Sting 04:41
Look at you, you soulful statue I’m told that you are quite a catch In the past I might have passed you for a bad influence Ooh, Louisiana - a misconception or a test? Just one more question – I’ll save the rest – what could make this better? Hey. Pick me up and kick me down. Hey. Stop. Try not to make a sound. When it comes to torture, I’m a glutton for it - a sort of distorted connoisseur. This is what I got dealt. And this is what I felt. OW! It got my ankle – the poison’s spreading and now it’s tangled with every bite With which I’ve wrangled – and nothing can make it better! Hey. Stand real still as they fly around. Hey. Stop. Try not to make a sound. The less I stir the less they’ll notice me. I hear their whir; I fear that they may sting. Quietly… run! This is getting ridiculous. Is it just us or are we just fussing? No matter what, it is disgusting, thus we simply must start flushing. South Carolina. Days down there spent finding strength and winding down For goodness sake – I’m starting to feel better. Hey. Take it easy for a while. Hey. Stop. Did I just see a smile? Hollowed, but it eases over time. Following the bees into the light, quietly… right!
8.
I am still a man though I come from another land When you look into my eyes, you won’t see me compromise Do you understand that I mean only to survive? Here not so easily, I long for my family I hope they are all right; I think of them day and night I am not a rambling man; my crop won’t grow in sand America, where’s the innovation I hear of? I am aware of why you’re scared, because I am, as well. My craft is my life raft; that I have work is all I ask Let me provide my wife (she bears my unborn child) With integrity; you’d do the same as me. America how I wish I were within your law My soul is bare, but I don’t care - I will not withdraw In a perfect world I would live beside the lake that I was born by My grandmother would hold my child while I held the hand of my wife As our neighbors pass by It’s not a perfect world, but I won’t let myself be deterred I’m strong and I’m smart and I have a pure heart All alone, far from my home, but I won’t compromise

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released February 26, 2011

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