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Wasting Time (Demo) (Ft. The Jentones)

by D.M. Rice

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This song was written with the help of Illuminade, at La Playa, circa 2015. The recording is from around 2020, with the help of the Jentones.

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An actor brought me to the stage
and whispered follow me
I can tell you what it's like
to be infinity
an effect constellation
unspoken and unseen
I'm always digging ditches
out of other people's dreams
and who am I to recognise
what it means to be me?
how can I try to define
what someone else has seen?
it's a letter in a bottle
that I've opened just to leave
a lifetime long forgotten now
that's floating out at sea

A painter opened up the doors
of her wistful gallery
and challenged me to guess her joy
and guess her misery
through canvases
like painted quills
that spill over their ink
an eye isn't enough, she said
to be able to see
reflection's inconsistent voice
the joy that sorrow brings
when you throw yourself into the fog
that's lifting up the beat

and I retreat to my despondent lies
and I always find I'm wasting time
no, no, no, no
never mind

A sculptor moulded me with clay
as if to recognise
that life is just a passing phase
but beauty transcends life
it's an angel in the details
that I carve into my mind
it's a constant repetition
of tanglewood and vine
no molten ore could capture
all the subtlety we find
like words are all conditional
like moulding firelight
and every attempt at permanence is arrogant and trite
every attempt at permanence is arrogant and trite

the dancer made the world a stage
and fell onto his knees
and spun himself in circles
always denying his needs
it's a tantra
it's a twitch that spills
right out into the streets
it's an order so elusive
always covering everything
it's as easy as the tension of
a bow upon the string
just throw yourself into the fog
that's lifting underneath

and I retreat to my despondent lies,
and I always find I'm wasting time
no, no, no, no, no
never mind

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released October 25, 2023

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D.M. Rice England, UK

Founder of Holy Island Records, a DIY label based in the UK––inspired by the beauty of its namesake.

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