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Sky Sprites

from Boost​|​False Doors by Mikel Rouse

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Sky Sprites

Well-endowed and lining pockets
Homeless striking poses for the frozen few
Nearsighted, blurry, takes the edge off
Makes the picture feel more “real” to you

You will you won’t you wise
For million dollar lies and always crying
I walk into magic every day and take
a lesson from the second hand
Don’t believe in praying but I always pray to land

Everybody gathered
and saw the sky sprites from the road
Everybody mattered
and saw the sky sprites from the road

Poppy seeds turn flesh to green
Illusion forms a bond on every holiday
Killer kids accept their role
And helicopter parents take more time away

Burger Kings make beauty queens
And Automats roll over for the not so new
Raising Arizona and what would he do,
That man from U2?

Everybody gathered
and saw the sky sprites from the road
Everybody mattered
and saw the sky sprites from the road

Mysteries unlock and freeze
And capture all those histories
Carpet burn and needless planning
Motorcades to restaurants

While I’m driving,
Homeless striking poses for the frozen few
Now does the picture feel more “real” to you?


Everybody gathered
and saw the sky sprites from the road
Everybody mattered
and saw the sky sprites from the road
And when the show was over everyone forgot

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from Boost​|​False Doors, released May 1, 2012

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Mikel Rouse New York, New York

Mikel Rouse is a New York-based composer, director, performer and recording artist hailed as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation.” (NY Times 2002) His works include 25 records, 7 films (including Funding and Music For Minorities), and a trilogy of media operas: Failing Kansas, Dennis Cleveland and The End Of Cinematics. ... more

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