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The Sphinx Is Working For The CIA

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

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Then I say, “Pretty speeches are not my thing -
Just give me noisy air-conditioning”
They’ve got headphones on
In a van in the street below
Is it only that I’m programmed to show
My humanity in the lurid blue glow
Of a digital clock by the bed
In a room with a seascape print?
Fuck off imperialist scum
But they don’t understand
You’ve got to give them a hint
Was there any news today?

The Sphinx is working for the CIA
The Sphinx is working for the CIA
Don’t waste water, and put your pistol away
I thought she said the Sphinx is working for the CIA
Turn out the lights, and throw your garbage away
Don’t you know the Sphinx is working for the CIA?
The Sphinx is working for the CIA …

Days gallop into the night
Blood drips out of a stone
Turtles swim in the sky
Our two lovers are not alone
‘Cause they have each other to live for
In this overcrowded place …

I forgot the question
But what if the answer’s an amateur from outer space?
We arrived before dawn
At Judges Bay Road
And let ourselves in
You might be surprised to learn
The door was unlocked
But we left straightaway
A man on a bench raised an eyebrow
A tree on a hill looked as though it were where it was meant to be
It was a blissful tree

I confess I put on your glasses for fun
And then while I was at it I read a poem
It located my soul like a water-colour x-ray
Crashed into my mind like some kamikaze butterfly
Ah, that’s why
That’s why
That’s why
That’s why …

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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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