Button music lyrics
Unbutton
1.
button with no buttonhole
no shirtsleeve
collar
waistband
epaulette
cuff lip
fly eye
double
rose-pinned lapel
stiff upper breast pocket
shadow
button where button was
2.
button made of
wood
bone
plastic
metal
doesn’t matter
as long as
it’s tough
this will be
bloodless
the prick
is not
the point
3.
button as brass
cross-section
of a .22 cartridge
remote as
some other
planet’s
fallen
sun
four black spots
bottomless
4.
lost button
in the road
pancake-flat
punctured
ready for
rain’s
dropped
stiches
5.
button up your overcoat
(you got me buttoned)
mismatched button
green among the red
those are buttons
that were his eyes
button hanging by a
6.
target
arrow-pierced
each orifice
entrance
& exit
as
softness is to strength
as
freedom is to bind
as
wholeness is to mend
as
circle is to square
Cards from the Tarot de Marseille
King of Cups
I hold a candle
to your cup
Is that deep blue
void or full
Careful don’t spill
one drop
can light the way
for days
The Hermit
I have grown old
at the crossroads
waiting for you
The urn is empty
ashes scattered
long ago
How can we live
unguided by love
every day pacing
the burial grounds
trying to avoid
open graves
I stand at the edge
and look down
is that button
or breadcrumb
Among stubborn roots
a few dead leaves
Le Pape
music is the wise man’s religion
music is power
music talks
music is the root of all evil
a good name is better than music
health is better than music
life’s too short to save music
show me the music
music makes the world go round
music doesn’t grow on trees
music is better than poverty
anyone who’s made music has gone broke
a fool and his music are soon parted
put your music where your mouth is
this is blood music
you can bet your bottom note
time is music
use it or lose it
if music burns a hole in your pocket
put a button in it
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