Friday, July 24, 2009

Sermons on the Subtleties of Love and Hate, Track 1: "Entrance Antiphon"

Here is the lead track. It is a spoken word I performed for the album, and it reads similarly to a prayer or a creed. In a Catholic mass, the entrance antiphon is essentially the introduction to following set of rituals that are to occur. I view this as a secular prayer directed at the people in my life worth fighting for.


1.) Entrance Antiphon

I will not succumb to the fears of my father’s generation, nor continue to dwell on those of my own. I will walk down paths on which the fearful will not tread and steer clear of the shadows of history’s ghosts. When I come to the end of the journey through this place I will not shed a tear or regret. I will have no excuse to feel anything but joy, for at the end I know I will see your face.

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