Tyś Niebo mi, tyś Niebo mi, jam twoja!

My Niebem ci, tyś nasza Ziemia!

Trwonimy czas, palimy czas już wyjałowić
Bez żaru czas, stracony, na nas czas.
Wykrzesać czas, rozniecić pora czas od nowa,
Spopielić, by zbudować jeszcze raz!

Raz Gaja moja mała w Nieba ogniu spłonąć chciała,
Tak Niebo pokochała Gaja moja raz.
Raz Gaja moja mała Nieba ogniem zajaśniała.
Śpiewała, szalałą, śmiała się, w płomieniach stała raz...

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HORACE THE WINGLESS WASP (Ciokosz)

I may be just a little bug and
I may not be able to fly but
If you ask for pain- pain I'll bring you.
Bug me lad, and I'm going to sting you!

So if you ever walk into me, my young man and
If you incidentally vex me- you better run!
Run home, lock all windows and doors and beat the funeral drum.
Kiss your skinny little arse goodbye, for here I come!

If your heart throbs whenever I'm near,
Find a way to overcome your fear.
Exercise with make you immune, so
Hit your drum kit, until you swoon, son!

God created me the way I am- I'm not to blame,
So be tough, don't dare to shed a tear, my young man!
And remember till your dying days the awful pain of
Learning what a serious young insect I am!

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SONG FOR NARCISSUS: I NEED (Ciolkosz)

You've already learned there's no peace without balance
And balance requires a touch of mistake, boy.
Without losing breath we can scream into silence.
If you let it go we are both bound to enjoy...

Pretty
You are-
The apple of my blue eye.
Dreams galore-
So sweet each,
Yet so wonderfully out of my reach.
Let me conquer-
Please do not fear!
You know, my dear,
This romance is only
A matter of time-
You're already mine

Oh please, let me look- you're so gorgous to watch.
Thanks for letting me listen- you're marvellous to hear.
There's nothing you lack- you don't need me that much,
But I'll complete your perfection if you let me near...

Pretty
You are-
The apple of my blue eye.
Dreams galore-
So sweet each,
Yet so wonderfully out of my reach.
Let me conquer-
Please do not fear!
You know, my dear,
This romance is only
A matter of time-
You're already mine

Each move that you make is a statement of gratitude.
Kind is the world to those who are thankful.
Your noble humility ripened in solitude-
Now it is time to let in love so graceful!

Pretty
You are-
The apple of my blue eye.
Dreams galore-
So sweet each,
Yet so wonderfully out of my reach.
Let me conquer-
Please do not fear!
You know, my dear,
This romance is only
A matter of time-
You're already mine

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MERCURY RISING (Ciolkosz)

Oh, he's all over the place-
Ubiquitous messinger of life.
Hhis laughter stretching the space,
Waking gods on the edge of a knife.

Now hiding, now riding waves across the open sea.
now resting, now testing his resistance to velocity.
Now dreaming, now streaming in through your window
On a speedy ray of light-
Won't you please let him inside?

Oh, he shall never grow old-
ever-youthful dealer of change.
His quicksilver touch melting rules of pure gold,
Molding safe & sane into new & strange.

Now hiding, now riding waves across the open sea.
now resting, now testing his resistance to velocity.
Now sleeping, now keeping all the world awake at night.
Won't you come outside?
Won't you join him for the ride?

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THE SONG OF PENELOPE: I FEED (Ciolkosz)

While you sail the mad seas of misapprehension,
While you dwell on the bare islands of solitude,
I wait weaving a cloth- the symbol of our union
And take care of the orchard of love's plenitude.

My unwavering feeling is the shine of the fabric
My unwavering feeling ripens the fruit

You'll return from your journey after ages of faults.
Dressed in scraps you will enter our palace of gold.
But though beggar-like, weary and bent you may be,
You'll be gorgeous as mighty Apollo to me.

My unwavering feeling is your cape of soft velvet
My unwavering feeling is the youth of your cheek.

They may not understand, blinded by their desire:
Not for them is my love being woven every day.
I'll unravel the fabric, they may not steal my feelings-
To the grim land of shadows you must send them away.

My unwavering feeling is the speed of your arrows
My unwavering feeling is the strength of your arm...

With the tears I've been gathering I shall wash your feet
It's the braid I've been growing I shall dry them with
And I'll kiss away your sorrow with my hope-ripened lips

When you're done journeying through your loneliness
Darling, when you finally come
Just give yourself up to my tenderness
Within me you'll find a home
When you finally return to the world, my love,
Darling, when you finally come,
We'll be bound like the yarn in the cloth that I weave-
Two minds will be turned into one.

You let me see you through.
You let me know the truth.
And now you've got a debt to pay,
So you must travel all the way
Through doubts, through faults and through despair
For I am summoning you here
For deep beneath your rage you know
My faithful heart is your true home...

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CANNIBAL SWING (Ciolkosz)

Got in here and can't get out,
Been too long since I'm around.
I can't stand to hear this sound-
SOMEBODY DEAFEN ME!

Got more fans than Beethoven,
If he could, then I sure can!
I won't hear but they'll still pay-
HIP HIP HOORAY!

DEAF... DUMB... BLIND...

Rock is dead or second-hand-
I'm purified of inspiration.
Still I gotta roll to make a stand-
A non-orgasmic procreation.
Should I pray to top my sales,
Or go down to Georgia and sell my soul?
Give me gods and give me faith,
Or give me guts and faith no more

DEAF... DUMB... BLIND...
EAT... YOUR... YOUNG...

Had a hit in eighty-nine,
All the high-school kids were raging.
My ego was then in its prime,
But today the times are changing.
Should I have it all redone?
Recycled fame is waiting ready...
Can't bury all this dough alive-
My baby will now feed its daddy!

I feel insecure on this evolving scene.
Can't risk going through without signing a deal.
This business is rotten, you know what I mean,
I can't bring it to life, but at least I can KILL IT!!!

Got in here and can't get out,
Been too long since I'm around,
I can't stand to hear this sound-
SOMEBODY DEAFEN ME!

Got more fans than Beethoven,
If he could, then I sure can.
I won't hear but they'll still pay-
HIP HIP HOORAY!

Been ages since my last hard-on,
The drive is lost, the thrill is gone.
I get no kick out of it any more,
I just roll along...

I've been waiting all those years
To have it coming,
But when it smashed into my face,
I couldn't take the blow...

In the spotlight of headlights a deer on the road
Is mesmerised.
But before it knows it becomes venison...
HA HA... EAT ME ALIVE!!!

Now my fame turns to shame,
But it's okay, I'll be their prey-
Let them curse and let them blame,
As long as they pay!

Been ages since my last hard-on,
The drive is lost, the thrill is gone.
I get no kick out of it any more,
I just roll along.

I once yearned to communicate,
But now the giants dominate.
So I'll just bite what's on my plate-
My show-biz faith

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EXACTLY A JOKE (Ciolkosz)

...if you appear true to your own eyes
it'll all come to you as no surprise...

You think what you see is true.
I may look worn, but i know:
Truth is hiding above you.
You might grasp it, if you grow.
If you grow meek and crazy,
A luminous lunatic.
Light is sour and hazy-
I'm a shining fanatic.

Lucy floating in the sky-
Jewels she presents are real!
Signs of change are zooming by,
Soft velvety odours heal.
Will you ever perceive it?
Fields of sadness stained with joy.
Universe dwells in my head
That's just what the trick is, boy!

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