Spiderwebs

17 Oct

jessi |  October 17th,2011 | Lyrics - Drafts |  2 comments

I’m an idea, I am not real
a gossamer thread of spiderweb
don’t break the strand when it floats by
an alien thought, a whispered lullaby

let me spin, let me design
these patterns only I know, let me unwind
let me drift, I’m best unknown
gloriously free and alone

I’m an idea, I am not real
a fragile cord, unseen, ignored
I need to build something for me
though I’m not sure yet what it will be

let me spin, let me design
these patterns only I know, let me unwind
let me drift, I’m best unknown
gloriously free and alone

someday when I get old
I’ll slow down as my bones fill with cold
when I look back I will see
that I was gloriously alone and free
and how I drifted, undiscovered, unknown
I was gloriously free and alone

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  • http://profiles.google.com/barefootwanderer James Flinders

    love it :) u00a0nsomething I have always always adored about your work Jessi is the haunting images your songs often paint in my mind. The more introspective songs can have me sat staring into space and pondering for ages.nnJamesn

  • http://www.facebook.com/jessirobertsonmusic Jessi Robertson

    Thank you James. It’s really strange how drawn I am to images of spiders because I’m deathly afraid of them. In the same way I use violence and weapons in so many songs but I can’t imagine purposely hurting someone. I think I need these sort of polar opposites as a way to both shield and reveal my thoughts. I don’t know if that makes sense.

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