Irony arrives disguised and wants to drink from the Well, but we know him by the smell of crushed spiders. He must be stopped!

Irony arrives disguised and wants to drink from the Well, but we know him by the smell of crushed spiders.  He must be stopped!

I have consumed: desired and sated that desire

I have blocked out the cosmos then let it tear into my cracked-wide-open heart and let it burn the tumour from my brain and then blocked it out again

I exaggerate with the full expectation that you will believe me

I exaggerate with the full belief that what I say is true

I understand that people are good and that all things are vastly complex but will never try to trick you.

One two Crack! One Three Four Crack! Crack!

The eggs hatch

Hear here:  https://soundcloud.com/toby-graham-music/irony-arrives/s-l36Wp

'Performance'

Some ideas that could really use fleshing out.

Suggest your favourite pair of instruments to perform this? 

I would love oboe and violin in a really resonant space.

Recording of alice and alice singing this will surface here tonight or tomorrow.

ps. anyone know how to change the key of just one stave?

Prelude: The Tree

Catch some tästy sounds:

www.soundcloud.com/andrew_howes/prelude-the-tree

Courtesy of Lukas Stepp, who also did my translations last week (and gave me some v good & correct ideas)