Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Lyrics to "No Single Mind"


"Way Beyond, Way Above" is on iTunes
Masha and I liked to write songs by jamming. Now, for many musicians jamming has led to many an hour being spent with nothing to show for others, despite the pleasure of the moment for the musicians. However, in Masha's case: She is a poet, so there are always words for what she is feeling, and in my case I am a composer, so I always have music on hand for what I am feeling. I showed up to her apartment and set up my electronic instruments; we put on our headphones, I pressed "record" and I began to play, and I saw her go into a trance. Not a silly dribbling drooling trance, but the trance of someone who knows exactly what they are searching for in the vast cosmic creative continuum. This song is very fast--170 beats per minute, and it definitely changes the equation for the meter of the poetry. But she knew! She found this song so quickly--the melody, the harmonies, the amazing lyrics. I watched in awe. There was very little for us to do after this session. Later, I arranged the song and recorded her in the studio a few weeks later. This is one of our miracles.

From the album "Way Beyond, Way Above"
by d/dx:
Lyrics and vocals by Masha d'Elphenden
Music by Marcus Satellite


No single mind can know it all
Can connect it all
And if you will prevail
Life as you know it will be
Forever gone

You you say you know
All of my thoughts
All of my dreams
You you say you see
All that I see
Feel what I feel

You you say you touch
All that I’ve touched
Love what I love
You making a leap
Way beyond
Way above

No single mind can know it all
Can connect it all
And if you will prevail
Life as you know it will be
Forever gone

You trying to say
You see the way
Out of here
You trying to say
You know it all
You found the key

You trying to be
Everything for
Everyone
You making a leap
Way beyond
Way above

No single mind can know it all
Can connect it all
And if you will prevail
Life as you know it will be
Forever gone
Gone

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