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lyrics

Hold up the prism to the light: fractured rainbows trapped inside.
Why is it that I spy the spectrum; you view perfect white?

You and I admire photosynthesis and fire.
Magnets and planets align, atomic hexagons form spires of ice.

I need the mysteries to keep me thinking
I need the wonder to keep me from sinking

So many wonders inspire: moons in motion, Rayleigh skies;
To one it's a marvellous creation, the other sees
Stupendous great anthologies of infinitely arbitrary chances.

Gaze at the galaxies alight: same old friendly pinpricks shine.
Speaks of benevolence divine, grace of God and worth of human life
Or are we alone in the night?

I need the mysteries to keep me thinking
I need the wonder to keep me from sinking
I need that beauty claiming my attention
I need those queries that lead me to the brink
Before they firework into countless other questions

Emptiness or fullness? Absence or presence?
All of Heaven’s love to sing.
Consequence, meaningless? Family resemblance
Or evolutionary fling?

I need the mysteries to keep me thinking
I need the wonder to keep me from sinking
I need that beauty claiming my attention
I need those queries that lead me to the brink
Before they firework into countless other questions

What's the difference between us?
You think one way, I think twice.
Faith that’s a gift of the Almighty
Or a mind blessedly clear of senseless lies?

The same things solicit our attention, but different things we see
But why should that surprise me?
After all, a rainbow or reflection or a constellation’s
All in your perspective.

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from The Grand Complication, released December 3, 2016

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Jo Wilson Inverness, UK

New album, The Grand Complication, is out now!

Part-time complicated music, made at home when Jo's brain gets too full and some of it escapes, and brought to life with whatever instruments can be found lying around.

Read more about the album at www.jowilsonmusic.com

Older music can be found at dldown.bandcamp.com ... more

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