Gymnopedie No 1

*AUDIO of Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie YouTube. LYRICS by numbers. Gymnopedie No 1 so this, 0:01 is how, it feels, to be, 0:09 at rope's end, 0:11 where I thought, I had first formed. 0:18 . start at, 0:20 the end, where it, began, 0:28 no beginning, 0:30 thus thinks, I have no end, no more dichotomies for me, 0:44 free to be, 0:51 everywhere, here and there, no point, 1:00 there's no top, 1:03 or bottom, there's no left, or right, 1:16 released, 1:17 from, countless aims, that propose, thoughts distinct, 1:31 that exist, 1:32 occasions, 1:34 gauge, not, 1:39 want not, end not, start not, 1:50 challenging, 1:51 measure, just ask, or request, the boxless, wanderer, the answer comes, the answer goes, 2:11 there's a directive, 2:13 that I'll attend, I'll progress, I'll succeed, and ascend, a righteous claim, 2:31 doers are doing, 2:34 and doing are doers, 2:45 nothing's different, 2:47 subjects are objects, same similarities, 3:00 tis fate had prepared my table for me, 3:13 number's up, knell rung, 3:17 my Supper at Last, 3:21 ... begins! 3:25 2022 July 25
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Kyser Avatar
July 25, 2022 at 4:33 AM
Nice - I went with about 1:40 of the song, but the time tags are an interesting addition
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
July 25, 2022 at 5:24 AM
Thanks, Jeff, for your kind input and sentiments my friend, Aloha~William
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