le grand guignol - dimension: canvas lyrics
never before was i to delight a suchlike chef d’oeuvre
its mere presence imposes a taciturn remaining on me
myriads of galleries i have walked, indeed
but which master could brandish a palette of equal birth?
a fragile colour scheme scattered upon the canvas
shapeless in its sublimity and meant to endure
an insidious urge embraces my psyche
to haphazardly drown me in a spiral suction
disgorged and sp-wned from the deviant
the frame now resembles a coffin for the gist
impiously mounted in disgust
with fever being the artistic medium
an apathic journey towards delirium:
indispensable knowledge to interpret this cryptichon
” dismal relique,
hideous parody of anthropoid contours,
you are far too monotone in your expression!
so cease, obscure phoenix, cease to rise … ”
morose, i scrutinize each and every feature
and endeavour to focus beyond the blatant
still, deranged i am forced to give up
to languidly regret all of those “whens” and “whys”
in a final writhing with pain
i try to summon the significance of this allegory
queer aftermath, confound me not!
on the spur of the moment i become aware
that i peer at the ridiculous effigy of the painting’s creator
i am left to discern in frantic turmoil
that the draughtsman has worked his canvas in gl-ss …!
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