[Intro]
     x4

[Verse 1]
              
It's one hazy 

 
panoply
              
Recount this h

 
alcyon age
            
I turn to Anth


ony
              
When he turned

          
 to Karleinz a

   
nd Cage

[Verse 2]
              
But no one's r

 
eally there
              
Does that mean

      
 it's done in 

vain
           
If no one real

ly cares
             
I'm back to ac

#      
ting strange

[Pre-chorus]
             
Like Daniel Jo


hnston in Texa

s
          
At some point 

       
in the eightie

s
         
Passing out hi

s cassettes wi

th
          
The j-card tha

           
t he drew oh d

      
id he ever exp

ect it
          
I guess it's j

           
ust what happe

            
ns when the mu


sic's a respit

e
          
The world is s

           
o appalling an

      
d you come to 

detest it

[Chorus]
          
And you could 

              
say that I was

 
 nervous then
       
Fairly awkward

 now
            
Leave the spea


kers loud
          
When you feel 

self doubt
           
If there's any

 chance
            
That we'd stil


l hang out
          
We could detai

l dreams
           
While we stare

+
 at passing cl

ouds

[Break]
     x2

[Verse 3]
              
Those modal ma

 
sterworks
       
Atonal oeuvres

 it seems
              
When I ask aft


erwards
             
All message lo

#      
st inbetween
              
The shifting a


perture
  
Depicting sun-

soaked scenes
             
I guess they r


esonate
          
That's Univers

   
al Consciousne

ss

[Pre-chorus]
     
Take two of As

cension
          
The Shape of J

       
azz to Come an

d
        
Laurie Spiegel

's inventions
          
O'Rourke or Zo

           
rn and Olivero

  
s all deserve 

mention
          
You're dancing

           
 in a room and

            
 no one's payi


ng attention

[Chorus]
          
Addressing my 

           
reception with

    
 a focused eye
         
To the passing

 clouds
          
I'll be there 

for you
             
When you're fe


eling down
     
Any given day
        
You can find m

e 'round
       
In a desponden

t way
       
In a study bes

t called brown