I went out to the hazelwood
because a fire was in my head
light was the wood, light and green
and what I saw, I had not seen
the bark of the tree
a place where a fire had been
the prickly water lily
the chestnut and the burr
a man with thick hair
who washes it and dries it bare
the little monkey looks at me
he wants to tell me something that he has forgotten
stone flowers, diamond fire
and incandescent fruit
the dog barked talking to the stars
the rattlesnake coughed up my scars
I saw the tracks of the sky
on the ground. it was a galaxy turned upside down
I woke up and i went out
I heard your voice of white fire
pierce through the black universe
drowned out by friction of the earth
translate your fear into love
the way the sea is the moon's blood
I went out to the hazelwood
because a fire was in my head
This self-titled debut album incorporates both original phrases and fragments of works by various poets and mystics, including Billy Collins, Ron Padgett, Jim Harrison, Hafiz, Pablo Neruda, Walt Whitman, and others.
credits
released 24 December 2013
Written and performed by Ari Gelardin and Jacob Palmer with Jason Slota on drums and Jay Pellicci recording at Tiny Telephone Recording Studio in San Francisco, California. (October 2013)
