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I CAN SEE A PLACE FULL OF COLORS AND LIGHT AND SOUMDS AND SMELLS AND ... SENSATIONS LIKE SLIDING DOWN A BANNISTER OR SPLASHING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES OR RACING WITH THE WIND FOATING ALONG UNDER A BALLON FALLING THROUGH SPACE ON A ROLLERCOASTER SPITTIN’ FURTHER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THIRD GRADE BUT THEN I’M A KID AND 1 STILL EXPECT TO SEE THESE THINGS THERE ONCE WAS A WIZARD IN MY MIND THERE ONCE WAS A WIZARD IN MY MIND BUT HE’S GONE AND HE’S LEFT ME BEHIND AND I WONT BELIEVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE AND 1 WONT BELIEVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE HE SPOKE OF THE FUTURE IN PAST TENSE HE SPOKE OF THE FUTURE IN PAST TENSE AND HE KNEW HOW TO REASON WITH HIS SENSE BUT 1 DON’T BELIVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE NO, 1 DONT BELIEVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE HE SANG AS HE FLEW INTO THE NIGHT HE SANG AS HE FLEW INTO THE NIGHT AND HIS ARMS THEY SPREAD WIDE AS HE TOOK FLIGHT BUT I DONT BELIEVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE NO NO NO NO MORE 1 SEE A STAR IN A BLUE NIGHT I SEE ONE OCTOBER STAR CRYING COLD FAR AWAY FROM ME THERE IS LAUGHTER BUT NEAR TO ME IT IS DARK AND THE STAR IT CRIES JUST HOW COLD IT IS I ONCE HAD A SWEET DREAM IN MY HEART YES, I ONCE HAD SWEET DREAM IN MY HEART CAUSE EVERY JOURNEY MUST HAVE A START SO I WONT PRETEND THAT I AM STILL THE SAME AND I DON’T BELIEVE IN MAGIC ANYMORE

SEE YA LATER MISS GREEN WILL SEE YOU OUT SEE THE USA I’LL SEE YOU AND RAISE YOU TWENTY ONE TWO HE ONCE SAW TRUE THREE FOUR BUT NOT ANY MORE FIVE SIX IT’S ONE OF THOSE TRICKS SEVEN EIGHT THAT WE LEARN TOO LATE NINE TEN YOU START AGAIN ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES AND MILES AND MILES AND MILES I WANT TO SEE THE WHOLE THING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM BACKROOMS AND BACKROADS AND BACKWATERS THE INNER AND OUTER CITIES THE SEAMY SIDE THE HORSEY SET THE JET SET AND ANY OTHER DAMNED SET THEY CAN DREAM UP I WANT TO SEE IT ALL THEN I’M GONNA PUT THIS PUZZLE TOGETHER (TO THE TUNE OF THREE BLIND MICE) FIVE DAYS OF WORK TWO DAYS OF REST THAT’S HOW IT GOES OH. HOW IT GOES IT ALL STARTS OUT AT THE CRACK OF DAWN BEFORE 1 KNOW IT THE DAY IS GONE AND I GO BACK HOME WONDERING WHAT WAS DONE IN FIVE DAYS OF WORK ONE MORE DISH MOP ANOTHER FLOOR KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL MEET’EM AT THE DOOR GOES ON LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY

I NEVER CAN FIND ANY TIME FOR PLAY I'LL BE DOING THE SAME WHEN I'M OLD AND GRAY JUST ONE MORE DISH THREE MILLION MORE THREE MILLION MORE KEEPS ROLLING IN I ALWAYS WIN NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM MAKING CASH IT MIGHT BE EXCITING TO HAVE A CRASH THEN OFF TO THE BANK 1 WONT HAVE TO DASH WITH THREE MILLION MORE (DANCE INTERLUDE IN ROUND FORM FOLLOWED BY SINGLE CHOURS OF THE ABOVE LYRICS) DOCTOR SYDNEY! DOCTOR SYDNEY! I DOCTOR SYDNEY!!! huh ... WHAT? PLEASE REPORT TO SURGERY (DOCTOR UNWINDS BANDAGES FROM HIS PATIENT'S HEAD) CAN YOU SEE ME? NO WHAT CAN YOU SEE? WELL... I SEE IMAGES WHAT KIND OF IMAGES? JUST IMAGES WAIT A MINUTE CAN YOU OR CAN YOU NOT SEE? YES TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE (FREE FORM SOUND OBLIGATO) THAT’S WHAT YOU SEE UH HUH : I DON'T SEE THAT IT S NOT YOUR HEAD SEE YA LATER 1 CAN’T SEE IT COME UP AND SEE ME SOMETIME SEE IT NOW (A LARGE SHEET OF PAPER IS I PRODUCED: SOMEONE DOES SKETCH OF THE PROTAGONIST) : IS THAT ME? THAT'S YOU NO IT’S NOT WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DON’T LOOK LIKE THAT THAT’S THE WAY 1 SEE YOU LIKE THAT? LIKE THAT f BUT

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