Monday 23 January 2023

[No. 1,067] Holding on

With my brain. With my fingernails.

And here I am again[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[1], and here I am again[2], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[2], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[1], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[2], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[1], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[2], and, okay, Voice[1], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[2], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![1], and, okay, Voice[2], and I see what I want to see ...[1], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![1], and I see what I want to see ...[2], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![2], and I hear you - !!![1], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[2], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[1], and I hear you - !!![2], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[1], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[2], and on a cold laptop, obviously[1], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[2], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[1], and on a cold laptop, obviously[2], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[1], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[2], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[1], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[2], and thank you, Voice[1], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[2], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[1], and thank you, Voice[2], and a possible future???[1], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[2], and ... 'Yeah!'[1], and a possible future???[2], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[1], and ... 'Yeah!'[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[2], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[1], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[2], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[1], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[2], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![1], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![2], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![1], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[2], and I don't want to let go!!![1], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![2], and does anyone dig?[1], and I don't want to let go!!![2], and here I am again[3], and does anyone dig?[2], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[3], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[3], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[3], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[3], and, okay, Voice[3], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![3], and I see what I want to see ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![3], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[3], and I hear you - !!![3], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[3], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[3], and on a cold laptop, obviously[3], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[3], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[3], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[3], and thank you, Voice[3], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[3], and a possible future???[3], and ... 'Yeah!'[3], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[3], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[3], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[3], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[3], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![3], and I don't want to let go!!![3], and does anyone dig?[3], and

And here I am again[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[1], and here I am again[2], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[2], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[1], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[2], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[1], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[2], and, okay, Voice[1], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[2], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![1], and, okay, Voice[2], and I see what I want to see ...[1], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![1], and I see what I want to see ...[2], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![2], and I hear you - !!![1], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[2], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[1], and I hear you - !!![2], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[1], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[2], and on a cold laptop, obviously[1], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[2], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[1], and on a cold laptop, obviously[2], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[1], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[2], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[1], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[2], and thank you, Voice[1], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[2], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[1], and thank you, Voice[2], and a possible future???[1], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[2], and ... 'Yeah!'[1], and a possible future???[2], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[1], and ... 'Yeah!'[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[2], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[1], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[2], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[1], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[2], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![1], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![2], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![1], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[2], and I don't want to let go!!![1], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![2], and does anyone dig?[1], and I don't want to let go!!![2], and here I am again[3], and does anyone dig?[2], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[3], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[3], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[3], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[3], and, okay, Voice[3], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![3], and I see what I want to see ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![3], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[3], and I hear you - !!![3], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[3], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[3], and on a cold laptop, obviously[3], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[3], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[3], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[3], and thank you, Voice[3], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[3], and a possible future???[3], and ... 'Yeah!'[3], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[3], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[3], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[3], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[3], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![3], and I don't want to let go!!![3], and does anyone dig?[3], and

And here I am again[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[1], and here I am again[2], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[1], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[2], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[1], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[2], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[1], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[2], and, okay, Voice[1], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[2], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![1], and, okay, Voice[2], and I see what I want to see ...[1], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![1], and I see what I want to see ...[2], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![2], and I hear you - !!![1], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[2], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[1], and I hear you - !!![2], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[1], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[2], and on a cold laptop, obviously[1], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[2], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[1], and on a cold laptop, obviously[2], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[1], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[2], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[1], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[2], and thank you, Voice[1], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[2], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[1], and thank you, Voice[2], and a possible future???[1], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[2], and ... 'Yeah!'[1], and a possible future???[2], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[1], and ... 'Yeah!'[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[2], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[1], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[2], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[1], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[2], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![1], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![2], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![1], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[2], and I don't want to let go!!![1], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![2], and does anyone dig?[1], and I don't want to let go!!![2], and here I am again[3], and does anyone dig?[2], are you, you, you ... a-ROUND ... having fun as usual ... ??? / and, oh! ... I salute you! yes[3], and I suppose it's rough out there ...[3], and the cold, the wind ... sea crashing against the rocks ... I can actually imagine ... even see[3], and ... 'It's rough in here, Mikey ... but don't worry, I'm coping'[3], and, okay, Voice[3], and some crab legs buried in soft sand ... uh, uh ... why not?![3], and I see what I want to see ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and I burn it all into my brain - such visions![3], and sounds, voices ... yes, on the wind[3], and I hear you - !!![3], and a ship! ... I can burn that, too ... literally[3], and dolphins ... waiting for me ... because they are my friends ... they understand me[3], and on a cold laptop, obviously[3], and, and, and ... in a cold room ... red fingers doing their thing ... working for me, just[3], and I wish I wasn't there ... ... ...[3], and ... 'You're not! You're here ... you're by the sea ... with me!'[3], and thank you, Voice[3], and holding, holding, holding ... on, on, on ... to visions, to life[3], and a possible future???[3], and ... 'Yeah!'[3], and a-ROUND here ... anything is possible ... if you can see ... and if you can hear[3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and, oh ... what's that sound ... coming out of the hole in the wood??? ... Is it the guitar???[3], and, no, no, no ... well, yes[3], and, actually, I've put a cover in the hole for recording Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... it's better that way[3], and my voice is above the guitar now ... not you![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, anyway ... ... ... What else is there for me to say?[3], and I'm holding, and I'm holding, and I'm holding ... on, and on, and on ... and I can't let go!!![3], and I don't want to let go!!![3], and does anyone dig?[3], and