Let the picture paint itself
Let your spirit be your health
Dance off the dusty shelf
To the song that sings itself
While the piano plays a tune
Live like the Sun and Moon
Just be beautiful
BE
You Exploding Star!
Nothing you could do
Nothing you could know
Would make you any better
At being who you are
My perfect
Beloved
Star!
The Tree don't try to grow
Just sway while the wind blows
Love what you don't know
The grass don't try to grow
While the guitar plays so free
Live like the Sky and Sea
Just be beautiful
BE
You Exploding Star!
Nothing you could do
Nothing you could know
Would make you any better
At being who you are
Nothing you could say
Nothing near or far
Would make you any better
At being who you are
My perfect
Beloved
Star!
Don't speak to the divine
Don't listen to it
Let it speak through you
Don't try to forget
Don't cry to the divine
Don't soak up its tears
Let it live through you
All throughout your years
My Exploding Star
credits
from Bow Tie,
released April 18, 2010
Words and Music by Tommy Knox Copyright 2010
The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019