A little less functional come night,
But more beautiful as beauty doesn’t depend on function.
Like small strands of identity in the central core of art.
They do not move. If anything they act as a junction,
Connecting mind and awareness to the very difficult thing,
That they themselves are trying to tastefully represent,
Without trying to represent them at all.
You see this is my city. This is my town, Filled with it’s kings and peasants,
By a beautiful lake side.
A little less functional come night,
But still functioning without bustling curb shattering mufflers,
rummaging through asphalt disturbing the beautiful lake line.
There’s a light house. In the middle of town.
It spins signal around and around and around and around,
And it keeps our sanity from spurring into sickness,
And it brings a peace through the late night city sound
And it wanders sinfully, wonders if actually,
It’s saving light is enough to redeem itself.
As smoke rises from midnight walkers and there cigarettes,
And sail boats come wandering back home.
You see this is my city. This is my town,
Filled with it’s swans and love birds, music,
And probably the best fishing spot around.
And I’m grateful of it’s daytime parade,
But there’s a stillness instilled in my heart,
With the calming glory of the lighthouses song,
A little less functional come night,
and if being less functional is wrong,
Then don’t let that lighthouses sin be right.
credits
from Voices & Vices Volume I,
released August 5, 2013
All songs written, composed, recorded, engineered, and mastered by Jonathan Atkins (Sorry).
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