EITHER SIDE OF THE SYMBOL
eve of caught between fear and refuge
eve of all of the dirty work that needs being done
enclosed enfolded in service for justice
this room no floor is greater is lesser
is higher is lower
we live to serve peace
than here right now and now
so worthy and full and gracious
my power and wisdom
my love my blood
on either side of the symbol
the symbol is yours to keep
the body is mine
embody my love
and know my peace
we live to serve peace
the wound of contrition
the wound of compassion
the wound of an earnest longing
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This is a most exciting surprise bag of unusual songs, each of them thoroughly different from the other ones. But they have one thing in common: They are ingenious. It's not easy to find a drawer where to put this music in. I'm reluctant to use the term "experimental", because this can mean anything, and nothing as well. Out of the established genres, "alternative rock" probably fits best, but this music is so alternative that it blows up the confines of the genre. In my collection, I'm tagging music like this as "avantgarde", to express that it's somehow ahead of the usual listening experiences. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)