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Lighting Seed / There's This Number / E Clair Raoul / Gorgo Twain Has Gone Hawhyin #1

from The Akai Years (1979​-​84) by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1983 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

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LIGHTING SEED

The “Snorkle”
Wouldn’t give her a break
And I know!
I attended the wake
She was camera worn and grossly over made
Her demise if so prolonged would not have paid
The papers signed in full - the deal looked sweet
But had she read between the lines
She may have seen some better times
Or so I do speculate
What does it matter at any rate?
She like the billions before
Destine to break from this shell...
By tomorrow she was on her way
To sow another gap where darkness breeds
As a lighting... seed
And “Hedgee” (yeah) was still a mistake
The “Snorkle” wouldn’t give him a break
The hanger through his head now worn with age
He never could release that hidden rage
It’s a shame he had to live inside that cage
The monkeys teased him all the time
But I bet he drew the biggest line
Or so I do speculate
What does it matter at any rate?
He like the billions before
He had to break from this shell...
By tomorrow he was on his way
To sow another gap where darkness breeds
As a ummmmm lighting seed
Insect chips and all
Lighten when they break from Earth
“Universe” recalls them to further view “It’s” endless image
Mein “Raisin”, I believed it was true
The “Snorkle” (you said) had nothing on you
The Power drill surprised you in your sleep
Just yesterday they caught up with that creep
Evil as it may, I could not cry
(Discorporating from my shell)
That night, I heard a voice within me yell
(I felt much more at ease thinkin’):
Tomorrow you’d be on your way
To sow another gap where darkness breeds as a...

THERE'S THIS NUMBER

There’s this number “L” and I
See rebounding many times when important fields
Make their presence known
When important deals stumble to our home
Subconsciously we pick up on the way things are to be
That’s why on some occassions we will radiate a glow
When the pieces fit so nicely
And the number is involved
Well Mr. Simon must have heard
We just stared and without a word took his digit signs...
Split’em thrice in half
What did we find?
Well we had to laugh
Like a dozen other times when the moon put on a show
He fits with our connections
Of this we can’t deny
He fits with our connections
But we don’t know why!
One side of me says that this number
is a silent power that is setting up a twist
The other side tells me I’m comepletely silly
No special numbers can exist
Just ignore it
Can’t ignore it
Should I ignore it?
COULD BE THOSE CREATURES IN MY YARD!
Who would mistake us for a pair of freaks
Well to stay in touch took us many weeks
But if you ask us now what the future holds
We could not tell but if we were alone
And we chanced upon your name
We wouldn’t be surprised,
If a double digit number made it’s presence known
And we wouldn’t be surprised
If you were just about to call us on the telephone!

E - CLAIR RAOUL

An instrumental ditty written at the height of my clarinet dexterity.
Tis’ a silly tune for twisted first graders and for priests who own a
Synclavier. (Remember those big old things?)
(Note the authentic “20s” chord at the end)
Whoop pee poo dupe!

GORGO TWAIN HAS GONE HAWHYIN'

Gorgo Twain has gone Hahwhyin :
For a soiled mans’s deight: “All the chalcid you can eat”!
There’s perfect beads of sleep on “Crunchy Water”
There’s perfect ashtray take outs by the sea
They have your special brand of photos and scotch
No need for a watch
Time is not inflicted in the banyan
And best of all an Existential Shower Cap Eraser
Guaranteed to lighten up the load
Dyad / Spasm / Troll
Ar-borizing
Ar-borizing
Dancing for Earth
Nice to have our home here
Gorgo sez that
Gorgo sez we all should try it:
Once
Twice
Christ!
Gorgo Twain has gone Hahwhyin
For a sweet and sour chassis after four
There’s perfect “jeux” to pit against your ego;
Depends on where and when you drop the straw
Ah, breakfast anytime by the pool side cafe...
Eggsalted soulffles
While you buster it about
With another cutie!
But best of all they got an Existential Shower Cap Eraser
Guaranteed to lighten up the load
Yeah, best of all they got an Existential Shower Cap Eraser
Guaranteed to lighten up the load...
TOADS!!!
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from The Akai Years (1979​-​84), released November 29, 2014
JT : Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Conn Prelude Strummer Organ, Emax horns. Clarinet

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

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