Joel Thompson
Dark Matters
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: SATB Chorus and Piano
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Music by Joel Thompson
Text by Samiya Bashir
Text:
Lately I've struggled.
Everything can seem a lie.
No one really seems alive anymore.
Do you ever even notice outside?
Seems there's nothing's left but feeling.
No thought. No action. Just Paralysis.
And feeling. Tuesday nearly broke me.
I stopped believing in everything.
I stopped believing everything
I searched the night by lamplight
for my self.
I stand accused of bleeding red.
Old words knit to new languages
the whole world soon forgets.
I stand accused of bluing.
With every breath I trap this air.
Do I ever even notice outside? Do you?
Maybe this quiet is the star by which I search for myself.
When tonight's dream seems impossible, wait,
It might take a bit longer.
I dream these dark matters through language
I too soon forget. Some days are small miracles.
Some days insist upon small miracles. Lately
I struggle. Some days my smallest miracle is
me. Some days my smallest miracle is keep going.
Now, this is the world we made for ourselves.
Now, this is the world we keep on making.
Now, maybe it's time to make something else.
Maybe we'll dance.
Maybe I'll dance.
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About the Work
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: SATB Chorus and Piano
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Capital University Chapel Choir, Dr. Lynda Hasseler, director
Pages: 24
