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Up & Coming Through the Looking Glass

from The Talk of the Town (2016) [2xLP] {Telegrammar Records} by Jim Byron

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Up and Coming Through the Looking Glass

Maybe she can feel it when you dream about her, maybe she can feel your heart beatin'
Maybe she can feel the heat of fever that conquers you as she rules your passion.
With Mr. Perfect, you sense something amiss. And to deny it would strike you remiss.
But she melts when he leans for the kiss, causing you to distress.
Jewelry and diamonds dangle low in the sky.
Ecstasy and madness gleam brightly in her eye.
Her up and coming through the looking glass, you down and out of your mind.

He doesn't have a feather to his name, he always keeps a radio antennae between his teeth,
He always says to keep your eyes out, he reminds you no one said true love would come easy.
To Miss Right, that don't fly. She would cry if you said goodbye
No one warned her it came this hard, ay, I swear I did try.
The rules of order prevented me from doing it; the parliamentarian of her heart wouldn't bother to hear it
You up and coming through the looking glass, me beside myself, & I.

An underlying chaos in the universe, in a beautiful and elegant way,
Prevents the possibility for repeated instances
Of unique individuals and phenomena,
Rendering the notion of the 'next' somebody a futile idea
Leaving the past behind forever, sadly, never to return, ever,
Happily though that it guarantees everyone a fully singular experience, meaning to fulfill, and position in the vexing puzzle of the bigger picture.
Unfortunately without a real chance in heaven for the comeuppance of the 'next' anyone
Me up and coming through the looking glass, the idols long gone with the wind.

I guess I had to get away from California to know how deep it runs in my veins
Since then, I've learned to take only pictures and to leave only bubbles
You are worth so much more than your productivity, it's just a drop in the bucket
Timing is not important, it's everything
Art imitating life imitating everything
Life imitating art imitating everything
Imitation living in art living in everything
Everything up and coming through the looking glass
Us, left to our own devices

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Jim Byron Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. alternative musician, songwriter, and producer. Has released over 30 albums since moving to Minneapolis in 2015. Genre- fluid. Mentored by two poet laureates of major cities: Jack Hirschman of San Francisco, and the late Barry Spacks of Santa Barbara. Also mentored by the mythic Baby Gramps, who once toured as Bob Dylan's personal backstage entertainment. ... more

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