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Stay Awake Softly

from 7 Songs by Sunil K Chopra

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Stay awake softly,
don't even dream.
Stay awake softly,
amphetamine.
Stay awake softly,
listen to me.
Stay awake softly,
listen to me.


We asked to sleep the night before.
This task we can't and won't deplore.
Force unto thy futile will,
strength, anon, by handsome pill.

The skies look down on me today.
I gave before they took away.
The fields of rye, I swear,
they cry en masse and seem aware.


Remove pain by lies, by rights.
By rights the skies were vaporized
in 1945.
Time and sacred lies!


Stay awake softly,
whisper a scream.
Stay awake softly,
don't even dream.
Stay awake softly,
amphetamine.
Stay awake softly,
don't even dream.


Pass the form, through vibration,
to cross the space for imitation,
adjusting wrinkled memories.
Can you see what I can see?

Hours gone for all but words.
What is said cannot be heard.
Search the blank and humble stare.
Stretch and shine and make aware.


Don't dare to dream.
Don't dare to dream.
Don't dare to dream.

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from 7 Songs, released August 3, 2006

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