one more colour from the sweet hereafter (1997)
"Is it lasting?"
And in asking
The sphere becomes a line
A dotted line
And to follow it you
Must make a jump each time.
A dotted page
A dotted hillside
A blast of dots
A blind reader
A flock of sheep
A blast of trumpet shots.
Here, all we have here is sky
All the sky is is blue
All that blue is is one more colour, now.
A basket of apples
By the back door
Beneath the sweater pegs
The autumn leaves
Lift along the street
A pair of dancing legs.
Same as the vendor
Who likes to sing
As loudly as he can
And all he says is
It suits me fine
That's the way I am.
Here, all we have here is sky
All the sky is is blue
All that blue is is one more colour, now.
Speak a little softer
And work a little louder
Shoot less with more care
And sing a little sweeter
And love a little longer
And soon you will be there.
Here, all we have here is sky
All the sky is is blue
All that blue is is one more colour
One more colour
One more colour, now.
music by mychael danna- lyrics by jill sobule
