Tribute to T.S. Eliot, August 2007

lyrics adapted from his "Burnt Norton."

If all time is eternally present
Then all time is unredeemable
What might have been
And what has been
Come to one end

Footsteps echo in the memory
Through the pathways which we did not take
Toward the door we never opened
Into the garden

But to what purpose
Disturbing the dust on a bowl of roses?
I don't know.

Through the first gate
Into our first world
Shall we follow the deception of the thrush?
In the autumn heat
And through the vibrant air
The bird calls

In response to unheard music, hidden
And the unseen eyebeam crossed for the roses

So we moved
And they
In a formal pattern--

And the pool was filled with sunlight
And the lotus rose quietly
Quietly

Quietly, quietly

Go, go, go
Said the bird
Humankind
Cannot bear very much
Reality

Well and Good

I don't know what you're lookin for
And it looks like neither do you
Will you let this go on forever
Are you waiting for a clue

Because I'm so tired of wondering what's going on, yeah
I'm so tired of thinkin I've done something wrong, yeah
Can you hear my voice
Maybe you should make your choice

But it's all well and good
Yeah it's all well and good

I don't know what you're thinkin
As you watch me walk away
But if it means anything to you
Maybe you oughta say

Because I'm so tired of trying to read your mind, yeah
I'm so tired of bein left so far behind, yeah
I don't understand
Why don't you hold my hand

But it's all well and good
Yeah it's all well and good

I don't know what you're doin
Are you leading me on or not
I don't know what to think anymore
Cuz you're everything I've fought
Not to feel, yeah

I'm so tired of not knowin what to think, yeah
I'm mired in quicksand and I'm just trying not to sink, yeah
I just don't know
Where this will go

But it's all well and good
Yeah it's all well and good

Well, it's all well and good that you don't know what to say
But I know you have my number and you could call it anyway, yeah
It's all well and good that you're feeling kinda scared
But I don't know what to tell you, the whole world's unprepared

So I guess that we're just friends.
The end.

But it's all well and good
Yeah it's all well and good (see if I care)
All well and good (see if I care)

I don't know what you're lookin for
And it looks like neither do you