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ORIENTATION

from SECOND by Mute Swimmer

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ORIENTATION

HERE’S A REPETITION (NO, NO) HERE’S A REPETITION I THINK THAT YOU HEARD IT’S DOUBLE THE WORDS I STICK TO THE FACTS THE PHYSICAL ACT IS JUST A FRACTION BUT ITS AN ACTION AND ACTIONS THEY SAY SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS I COULD FACE THE WINDOW I COULD FACE THE WINDOW NOW FACE THE WALL WATCH YOU DON’T FALL YOU CAN FACE THE FACES YOU’RE MOVING IN SPACES THAT GOVERN THE TEXT AND THE LINE THAT COMES NEXT IS A POINT OF ORIENTATION WHERE THERE IS NO OTHER POINT AT ALL TAKE TAKE THIS AS A MODE OF ASSAULT TAKE TAKE THIS AS THE PERFECTION OF A FAULT I COULD JUST GIVE UP I COULD JUST GIVE UP GIVE THE CROWD THE BIRD AND NOT SPEAK A WORD JUST KEEP IT IT STUMM OR SPEAK IT IN TONGUES IT’S AN OVER REACTION IN A BIG PINK THOUGHT CAPTION IT SAYS I’M BEING HERE ONE MOMENT AT A TIME THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN PRAY TAKE THIS (MOMENT) AS AN INSTANCE OF GRACE PRAY, PRAY TAKE THIS AS A KICK IN YOUR SATISFIED FACE OH THE PLAIN SONG THE MOUTH AND THE TONGUE (IS IT A) C MINOR OR A G MINOR A LOUSY ONE LINER STILL THE MELODY IT FLOATS ON A SYSTEM OF NOTES ON A TIME LINE A CONVENTION OF RHYME THE ROOM THIS SONG THE MOUTH AND THE TONGUE IS IT A C MINOR G MINOR A LOUSY ONE LINER STILL THE MELODY FLOATS ON A SYSTEM OF NOTES WHOSE FORM I DOUBT BUT CANNOT CANCEL OUT THE PROUD SONG THE AMNESIAC TONGUE (IS IT AN) A MINOR A B MINOR A LOUSY ONE LINER IF I’M WILLING AND ABLE IN CULTURE AND LABOUR WITH A HEAVE-HO I FORGET WHAT I KNOW SO HEAVE-HO HEAVE-HO

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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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