Tiny Empires

As Clouds Go Floating By

it's sad, so many wishes won't come true 
so sad when all of them are you
so sad its over, we never said good-bye
so sad it's under the same old dirty sky
as clouds go floating by
  
I'm here because it happens here
and there, I'm there to disappear
too bad the stars will not come out to shine
counting the minutes to killing time
a midsummer night's dream of mine

'give all I own to once repeat the past
learned and grown I should've known it couldn't last
how it all flew by so fast!

it seems I have to do this
damnation

and quite contrary, you'll spare the sugarcane
worldly and weary, now bring on the, 
bring on the, bring on the rain!

who said it's over we never said good-bye
who said it's under the same old funky sky
there's something in my eye

as clouds go floating by

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Cover photo:
Nathan Wright (His website: http://www.cozmicphotos.biz/ )

Words n Music:
Brian Burgess & Rightly

Production:
Rightly

As Clouds Go Floating By

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

(from Twelfth Night)

Come away, come away, death,
    And in sad cypress let me be laid.
Fie away, fie away, breath;
    I am slain by a fair 
                           cruel maid.
My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,
             O, prepare it!
My part of death, no one so true
         Did share it.


Not a flower, not a flower sweet,
    On my black coffin let there be strown.
Not a friend, not a friend greet
my poor corpse, where my bones 
                                 shall be thrown.
A thousand thousand sighs to save,
             Lay me, O, where
Sad true lover never find my grave,
             To weep there!



Come Away Death

Night and Day

the face you make, night and day
rise and shine, come what may
is this all you would ask of me,
the low hanging fruit from the nearest tree?
I have my pride
tell me, what's your need

stars align, bold and bright

sirens wail, my body aches I
cannot fail or hesitate
this, my dove, my olive branch I
take my lead from given circumstance
 wind in my sail
as I take your hand

I cannot fail, you understand

jumping fences, the open field
no loose change to conceal
useful friend, my tiny empire
to defend, to move and inspire
me at your side
we'll survive if not thrive

taking chances, do or die

Day & Night

rest in peace


rest now, rest in peace
the sun goes down most gracefully
lo' and behold, you know your place
now in time and here in space
there is no future, the past has closed on us
with a resounding echo from this empty cup

rest now, oh rest in peace
out of time, I'll just say goodnight
rest in peace

caught in context the clocks will unwind
all expectations are left behind
loved and caressed through your misspent youth
'til no longer fit for ornament or use
down this one way street you ran your game
win or lose, y'know, it all ends the same

rest now, oh rest in peace
all out of time, I'll just say goodnight
rest in peace

rest in peace


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Rightly
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Rest In Peace

The Swallow Song

I’m not too sure will I make it 
Confusing the day with the night
My visions are sure they are naked
And see-through held up to the light
I’ve been thinking it out since that thief shut my mouth
With the words that he took to be true
He made off so fast, couldn’t stop so he crashed
But too late I was wearing his shoes

I had to call up the doctor
I knew we would not have met by chance
he said he was rather quite busy
And really tied up in his pants
I’m a casual liar with a hypocrite smile 
And I can’t get up from the ground
He said take some of these, get up on your knees
Keep your loyalty profound

Lit up to take another hit
The swallow song had just begun
Threw away my senses so quick
Now I’d trade my eyelids for some
Couldn’t hear the clock, no ticking no tock 
A timeless spell in the park
In the hours I had not I was happy as I walked 
Knowing shadows were not cast in the dark

‘Twas there I found Susanna the dancer
She opened the door well it was her place
Could see her wondering what’s he after
Is it a funny look or just his face?
Foot in the door wasn’t trying to sell, couldn’t stand still
On no other shelf
Her creamy thighs opened without a noise spoken
That is all that I’m wanting to tell

The Swallow Song

going forward



don't it sound like th' old is about to die? 
take them happy stories and say goodbye
we were going forward until you left me behind
we were going forward, through the best n' the worst of times

change of season as even the clocks unwind
when you would come around like y' were a friend of mine
we were going forward until you left me behind
you would come around, Claude, and we would unwind

didn't we have enough of the stuff of life,
Claude?...
long way to go with
abrasions on the knee
take aim at the target though
it's well out of reach

forward

Goin' Forward


it's easy to be "unique"
one just refrains from making the effort to immitate someone*

*(me, this year)

Blessed be the atheists. 

Any feedback is very welcome. I aim to improve!

Each to their own. 

This dramatisation is inspired by true events. However, certain scenes, characters, names, businesses, incidents, locations, and events have been fictionalised for dramatic purposes


That’s all for now.

As Clouds Go Floating By

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