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holy roller

from alter egos by dr.p

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lyrics

he only told me what
he told me what i know
he told me what i i know

he only showed me what
he showed me what i know o ooh o
he showed me what i know

found him in his chair in a Yorkville Starbucks.
in low repose, yet perfectly alert
his palms up, fingers aflutter in his own Morse code
and he cut the small talk, shut his eyes, said to name a word.

Salvation gives clues.
Salvation's a Lady or reticent Guru,
won by your obsession.

any koan or gesture
can be ridden straight to Heaven

Go say "relationship", alone in a mirror;
go still as stained-glass and intone the motto,
till your own V.O. is god to you


Holy Roller

on parting he said "We could meet again" -
and spread his hands in a query of surrounding matter
"Or", he said, "we could make this more interesting."


you've all along been hearing Hallelujah wrong:
the One is on the row, not the Mike.

yet soon shall be free,
to sing what you like.

holy roller. . . .


i only wanna show
i show you what i know
i show you what i know


horseshoed around your head, notice:
a Halo Council, a floating chorus

and down the Ave, your own Parade:
the Self you shook off, in multiples re-made


holy roller . . .
closer . . .
you're crossing over . . .

autognosis
you ought to know this
to know you've undergone kenosis

this sonic throb, you're picking up
is subtle or far away enough
it may have always been there

credits

from alter egos, released August 11, 2020
arranged & produced by Geoff Pye
guitar: Julien Beillard
all other instruments by Geoff Pye
vox: Paul Bali
lyrics by Paul Bali, from & for the Creative Commons

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dr.p Toronto, Ontario

the dr. is the professorial kind, and the p for Paul Bali - a philosopher & poet from Toronto.

the dr. is also the hiphop/dub kind, and the p for Geoff Pye - the Montreal producer who layed these tracks.

"alter egos" is the debut album, released Aug 11 2020 ... more

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