"Seeing the Show Again"

I have recorded my dreams for decades, but only rarely tried to turn a dream directly into a song. Sometimes it works, as with “Lady Messiah,” but other times I just get a weird mess, as is the case with “Seeing The Show Again.”

Current listening: Agnetha Fältskog, Vol. 2

Seeing the Show Again

® 1985 Brian Hutzell

A box was delivered to my home

It said “Handle with care,”

But didn’t say who it was from

When I picked it up, it fell apart

And pieces hit the floor

And turned to film on the carpet

It began to glow like a movie screen

So I turned out the lights to watch the show

I already know how it ends

I’m just seeing the show again

It’s safe to see something seen before

I know it’s full of sex and full of gore

I feel relaxed knowing all the facts

At the end the film lifted up

And a staircase was revealed

I walked down into a dark red room

Some of my friends were there so we had a party

And a beast jumped out of the cake and danced on the table

I already know how it ends

I’m just seeing the show again

It’s safe to see something seen before

I know it’s full of sex and full of gore

I feel relaxed knowing all the facts

At the end of its dance it held out a hat

And we threw coins for the beast

It smiled and devoured a few of the guests

I was scared as I ran up the stairs back to my house

And I continued living as always then I died

I had a heart attack on the floor

Then the film appeared again

And the movie began again

I already know how it ends

I’m just seeing the show again

It’s safe to see something seen before

I know it’s full of sex and full of gore

I feel relaxed knowing all the facts

I know where I’m going

Do you?

“Page 19”

Brian Hutzell

from Ages of Pages

(Part 2 of MMXIII Variations)