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Lightbulbs

from Parakeetfishhead by Brian Cutean QTN

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LIGHTBULBS

So many souls in these troubled times
are frightened in upheaval
many fragile hearts and minds
lay shattered and revealed
Saying goodbye to the sun and fun
and sometimes to our only ones
saying hello to the mystery
while watching it all fall apart
How many lightbulbs will it take
to turn an uncertain heart?

So many days light comes through
in an angular brokenglass way
while so many growing hearts and minds
struggle to find a way
to move beyond preferences
to rise afar from fear
saying goodbye to perfection is
a hello to surrender
And it's as if everything that falls apart
can never be disconnected
so how many lightbulbs will it take
to turn on the unexpected?

Like looking at a river for years and years
you'll never hold it in your hand
Sometimes a river can make you cry
it's nothing you can understand
and it's as if everything that falls apart
can never be disconnected
It's as if everything that falls apart
never gets disconnected

There's so many ideas in a worldmind
how they spin in a centrifugal whirlwind
with so many knowing hearts and minds
outpicturing beliefs
There's more than six billion people now
so even ten percent of a whole world mind
cryptically tilts the balance and
significantly alters formmmm
So how many lightbulbs will it take yeah
how many lightbulbs will it take
to change rampaging storms?
How many lightbulbs will it take
to transform rampaging storms?

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from Parakeetfishhead, released June 21, 1999

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Brian Cutean QTN Oregon

Brian Cutean/QTN, Oregon songpoet and wordsmith musician, writes songs with offbeat and touching lyrical observations on the socialography of the human condition. He has performed with spirit and whimsy all over these United States for many years.

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