Saturday, October 31, 2015

"Rest The Frantic"


“Rest The Frantic”on YouTube (from Making a Mess)

Current listening: The Partridge Family, Up TO Date

Rest The Frantic

© 1985 Brian Hutzell

The star of the movie is seen by the crowd
So he's the one for whom they scream
The one for whom the ladies preen
And about whom young girls dream

He worked hard to get there
Like the musician practicing in his cheap studio
Hoping someday he'll go to the top
Until then, he'll never stop
Running endless dexterity drills on his axe
Rest the frantic

If everyone rested, then who'd do the work?
Who'd rise above; who could we love?
Who would we worship?
What human deities would guide us--be there beside us?
Where would we get our art?
Only an artist makes art
And only by hours of work
Hours of work when he should be sleeping
How does he live with the hours he's keeping?
Rest the frantic (who else needs it?)

Francis Gavotte: he's got a lot
But what he's got will be lost when he rests
Rest the frantic, sometimes tragic life of the entertainer
He's doing it all for you
So you can rest


“Thnarble Blinst”

Brian Hutzell
from Make a Thwinting Sound

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