Wednesday, November 25, 2015

"The Notebook"


I’ve recorded this one twice: first on my December 1985 cassette, then as part of TFM. Wally got me into the habit of carrying a notebook with me everywhere, and throughout my first stay in Boston, I stuck to that habit diligently. I’ve since drifted away from it, but I still like to have something to write on handy wherever I am, just in case inspiration strikes. As for the artwork here, it comes from Unperformable Music, which I created while living in Cambridge. The notebook was featured in the group art show “Urban Journals” at Local Project in New York.

Current listening: Duran Duran, Rio

The Notebook

© 1985 Brian Hutzell

The notebook he kept in his pocket
The secrets confessed in its pages
The notebook he kept on his person
The paper he filled with his pain
The lyrics composed with his pencil
The stories composed for no people
The memories of distant places
His life handed down through a pen

Writing for no one
What good does it do?
Waiting for someone
Who'll force him to move
Writing his notebook
With nothing in mind
Wanting a reason
Where does the time fly?

The notebook, the notes he has taken
The naked truth laid on the table
The neighborhood time bomb is ticking
The neighborhood lion unchained
The notebook exists as a token
Of life he endured through the trial
The notebook reveals all his troubles
The failed excursions he tried

Writing for no one
What good does it do?
Waiting for someone
Who'll force him to move
Writing his notebook
With nothing in mind
Wanting a reason
Where does the time fly?



pages 8-9
from Unperformable Music
Brian Hutzell

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