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TIME SONG

from SECOND by Mute Swimmer

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TIME SONG

THIS SECOND PASSES NOW AND STOPS. THIS SECOND WILL NOT BE REPEATED THE SENTENCE PASSES NOW AND STOPS BUT TIME IS NOT IMPEDED YOU WANT A LINE THAT’S NOT BEEN SPOKEN THAT ISN’T LOST OR SOMEHOW BROKEN IN SOME FUNDAMENTAL WAY YOU WANT A LINE THAT STAYS INTACT OF ALL THE CLICHES IT ATTRACTS AND ALL THE FICTION IN THE SYNTAX YOU WANT A WORD FOR HOW YOU FEEL THAT NEITHER AFFIRMS OR CONCEALS THAT THAT SAME FEELING MAY COLLAPSE YOU WANT A WORD FOR SOMETHING MINDLESS, KIND OF DUMB AND KIND OF TIMELESS BUT TIME IS AN IMPASSE AND NOW THAT MOMENT IS IN THE PAST THAT MOMENT IT’S THE PAST THAT MOMENT’S IN THE PASTTHAT SENTENCE IT’S IN THE PAST THE BEAT IT PASSES NOW AND STOPS THE BEAT WILL BE REPEATED THE BEAT IT PASSES NOW AND STOPS AND ENERGY IS CONCEDED YOU WANT A MOVE JUST LIKE YOU BREATHE THAT NEITHER LIMITS OR EXCEEDS AN ORDINARY ACT YOU WANT A MOVEMENT WHEN IT’S PAUSED AS IN A CINEMATIC FLAW WITH NO SENSE OF WHERE IT’S AT YOU WANT THE SOUND OF SOMETHING BREAKING THAT CANCELS OUT THE ACT OF MAKING THOUGH YOU KNOW THE IDEA IS ABSURD YOU WANT THE SOUND OF SOMETHING STOPPED LIKE A PISTOL THAT’S BEEN SHOT INTO THE CENTER OF THE HEART OF THE BODY OF THE WORDS IT’S A BODY OF WORDS THIS IS A BODY OF WORDS AND THE BODY IS A HOUSE AND IF THE BODY IS A HOUSE THEN GET ME OUT OF MY HOUSE AND KISS ME ON THE MOUTH IF THE BEAT YOUR HEART MAKES WAS TO STOP WHAT WOULD BE COMPLETED? IF THE BEAT YOUR HEART MAKES WAS TO STOP
WHAT WOULD BE DELETED?

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Mute Swimmer Berlin, Germany

Mute Swimmer is the music project of interdisciplinary artist Guy Dale. Through numerous releases and a changing cast of collaborators he has been shooting his fascination with the lyrical song through ambient folk, conceptual art, performance, post rock, drone and spoken word. ... more

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