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The Road Doesn't Lead To The Tower

from What's The Story With This Hole? by Craig Hallsworth

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Poseidon’s daughter came to bring the things I’d lost back to me
When I was down and out sunbathing in a cemetery by the sea

Oh the road didn’t lead to the tower
Or whatever it was I could see in the distance
You could say it was paved with shattered illusions
And that I never saved anything for a rainy day
And now it’s a rainy day

I had a dream – I was busking
And someone was shouting, “You’ll never be Craig Hallsworth!”
To which I replied, “Hey, I’m pretty sure
I’m blowing him out of the water!”

Oh the rose that is a rose that is just a pose
Struck in the twilight – that’s the way it goes
You’re making it up as you walk along
And it becomes your song
Even though you don’t belong, it becomes your song

How does it feel to arrive
And be so empty and alive?
The world’s wearing a transfigured face
Every raindrop’s falling into place
Standing in those worn out shoes
Far from the land of rave reviews
And all that stuff that leaves you cold …

Oh because the road doesn’t lead to the tower
Or whatever it is you can see in the distance
Sometimes it’s a steep learning curve
So you can fall down and weep
Or you can just go on your nerve
As the poet said, you just go on your nerve

The road doesn’t lead to the tower
Or whatever it is you can see in the distance
They say it’s the irritating insistence
That accretes the pearl

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from What's The Story With This Hole?, released October 24, 2016

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Craig Hallsworth Perth, Australia

Craig Hallsworth attempts to resingularise, for himself, the experience of a rock or pop song. He doesn’t approach it from the outside, in terms of styles or genres, but from the inside, as a field of affects and intensities. For him, songs are about the desire to play guitars and drums and to sing, expressing the poetry, humour and absurdity of a person finding themselves in this situation. ... more

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