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The Daemon Songbook

by La Chiva & Matthew Lee Knowles

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1.
Acute and curious You are so cute and curious Curiouser and curiouser The truth to a tea Acute and curious Do You really want to know me? In Your pocket I’m found In the darkness You're brighter In the darkness I’m the best Let’s go westward, Let’s go west! I’m the one worth knowing, You said Worth knowing, You said Worth knowing, You said You're only a stone’s throw But stones don’t grow You're interesting Now go outside and play with the rest Drink my Dandelion a a a a a a a a a a cid Lick honey, from my palms Drink my Dandelion Acid And it won’t be long Delighted and dazed, Your gonna see things my way I took the one You gave me Dandelion A a a a a a a a a a cid It was raining and You gave me Dandelion A a a a a a a a a a cid I drank it from Your palm! Dandelion A a a a a a a a a a cid Like liquid from the dawn! Dandelion A a a a a a a a a a cid Dandelion Acid! Dandelion Acid! Dandelion Acid! Dandelion Acid! And curiously I dangled from a thread That never, never, never, never ended, ended Looking up at the sky No one could see, no one could see From where it was suspended Drink my Dandelion A a a a a a a a a a cid Lick honey, from my palms Drink my Dandelion Acid And it won’t be long Delighted and dazed, Your gonna see things my way We were so curious and clever As we flew and didn’t fly Winging towards the atmosphere We hardly had to try Curious and clever Held aloft, together And when we arrived, the Gods sighed I’m the one worth knowing, You cried Worth knowing, You cried Worth knowing, You cried Curiouser And curiouser You're so curiouser And curiouser Curiouser And curiouser You're so curiouser And curiouser Curiouser And curiouser You're so curiouser And curiouser Acute and curious And the sun shone down Sunshine drowns out the sound Of blood And dries out the night Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light Dandelion Acid is a liquid made of light
2.
I know You are there in the dark water, not quite dead, next to me I know what You're feeling, I can see Your daemon I smell You coming; You are my prey; into-me-You I’m steadily reeling I can see Your daemon The urban fox streaks a sneak of red and white around the edges of the night; A shadow loyally appearing, yellow eyes mark You both hiding and stealing I can see Your daemon I hate You and love You, of course, naturally we fight furiously Heated arguments that eventually burn in the sunshine No sweat just the second degree, soon the dead skin will start peeling I can see Your daemon Goats are bleating Pigs are squealing Both are bleeding from the throat I can see Your daemon Emperor, sweet prince, bastard, half-breed; You hate Your fleshy progenitors But we all need trees; so, spinning gold into straw and with that another world I’ll start weaving I can see Your daemon When full-spectrum spectacular Gods’ eyes appear, opening Like lanterns behind Your eyelids, You’ll shriek in fear You're gonna be screaming You're gonna be screaming Shove Your claws into the earth like plugs or roots to start the healing I can see Your daemon La Chiva is the daemon in me and I am La Chiva Wisdom smuggled inside of You, a prickly stash La Chiva is the root cause of insight And internal bleeding And internal bleeding I can see Your daemon I can see Your daemon I can see Your daemon
3.
Explanation and understanding Horror and love Partners but not analogies In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove Why do we desire to see dead bodies Fascinated to watch them fall from above When You see it firsthand it’s more than biomorphic biographies Explanation and understanding Horror and love Horror and love It likes Your noise Go on, shoot the dove Then fashion it into an idol Skilled practices of sacred taxidermologies In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove Before the institution enters You, enters You, it puts on a glove We have to submit to the clinical strictures of the ruling patriarchal gyno-proctologies Explanation and understanding Horror and love Horror and love It’s more of a head thing An entity enters from below or an angelic possession from above These manitou daemon spirits can inhabit - I’m warning You! - multiple morphologies In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove Under Your feet in the bowels of the underworld, I scrape and grub As vermin I identify with the sacred tenets and practices of profane garbologies Explanation and understanding Horror and love Horror and love In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove In spite of each other, raw meanings push and shove
4.
I see You sitting there on the wall Next to the institution, staring hard down at the ground Are You daydreaming, or planning the revolution? Sometimes I see You singing, praying out loud for restitution That face on You now is worse than a frown Sitting on that wall next to the institution It all started (or ended) with my 44th or 45th New Year’s resolution Come on man, wake up! Are You daydreaming? Are You planning the revolution? You don’t seem to find joy today in the late midsummer sun You once picked flowers and made them into a fragile crown Now You're sitting on the wall next to the institution Sometimes muttering, sometimes crying, sometimes howling long and loud! But Your cries And all Your shouts And howls are drowned By folks laughing She’s daydreaming, she’s planning the revolution! Now! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! All over town You're my dog or my clown, mine to pity or put down So just sit there and wait on the wall next to the Institution And just daydream or maybe You can plan the Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution!
5.
We used to dress up in dresses And I felt secure with him and dirt, and tea Playing with our figures him and, me playing with him and me And we danced around and sang show tunes really really proud It was fun, It was fun! And it felt, felt so good! So loud! We dressed up and it was more than pretend To be royalty We never had a ball, no We never had a ball That’s true That’s true That’s true That’s true! We just had me and You And the balls that bounced and pretended to be You and me There were three We had to be really quiet Because Your mother and brothers were downstairs And we were watching their pornos Playing showtunes and him and me, and Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! And we sang showtunes, dancing Really, Really Loud! Loud! Loud! Loud! I had fun with it all, sticking my tongue in Your mouth We pretended to be things from the books we read, but it was only fairy tales We never had a ball, no We never had a ball I’m not free, free, free, still, still We just had You and we just had me, still And the balls that orbited around the Christmas tree There were three
6.
Big Hands 06:33
Your big hands, are so huge That they protected me I made You do it I know, but forgive me Your nails have these grooves in them I see my name in them The striations are small, the grooves long Your big hands, are so huge That they protected me I made You do it I know, but forgive me When You spake other languages I admit I felt small I want You to see the connections I make, how strong! Your big hands, are so huge That they protected me I made You do it I know, but forgive me I made You do it I know, but forgive me When someone takes an interest, it’s something For me, at least; I was wandering on Jane street That afternoon, that’s where You found me, wasn’t it? Next to the bin that contained the things that You already knew everything about It’s my sin It’s my sin It’s my sin It’s my sin That I didn’t write everything down, that I didn’t write everything down, that I didn’t write everything down, that I didn’t write everything down, that… I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down, I didn’t write everything down! Your big hands, are so huge That they protected me I made You do it I know, but forgive me
7.
Masada 09:59
Masada, it’s a family saga Masada, it’s the death by love Masada, it’s a sordid drama Masada, I’ll kill You with my love! 2 or 3 lives ago I was a soldier Marching over the blood soaked hills Now we’re not just talking old wounds We’re talking lifetimes of grudge Maybe hate’s the only love I’ll ever know Can hate be love? That’s what I need to know Masada, it’s a family saga Masada, it’s the death by love Masada, it’s a sordid drama Masada, I’ll kill You with my love 3 or 4 lives ago, I was a seer In the amphitheatre o’er the Grecian hills Dramatis personae, my voice carried far To the far side of Your Star! But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra But no one believed Cassandra, so there You are Cassandra It’s always a soft refrain When Your hope goes down the drain Whispers lost Run Your fingers across the windowpane When the sun begins to rise in the ice I’ll write Your name That fireball of pride will blow You sky high Watch as Your desire turns to shame Watch as Your desire turns to shame Watch as Your desire turns to shame Watch as Your desire turns to shame Watch as Your desire turns to shame Watch as Your desire turns to shame And it’s a long way down It’s not the fall that kills You It’s the sudden stop When Your body hits the ground It’s a long way down It’s a long way down It’s a long way down Masada, it’s a family saga Masada, it’s the death by love Masada, it’s a sordid drama Masada, I’ll kill You with my love A few years ago my mother went to see a psychic To ask her why I’m her favourite child That fortune teller’s eyes went wild You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child You’ve got a devil for a child Sacrificed Sacrificed at dawn On the fields, the fields of Masada Masada, it’s a family saga Masada, it’s the death by love Masada, it’s a sordid drama Masada, I’ll kill You with my love!
8.
I sat alone all day today Well, with the dogs I closed all the shutters so they don’t stare at me At me, at me, at me Masturbating, well Masturbating whilst Meditating, Meditating, Meditating Let’s get it all out into the light Can my naked body withstand the glare Today I sat all day alone With the dogs One can of course, stimulate oneself all day with all one’s might Do it on a dare Go on, mad-turbating whilst Masturbating and Meditating, meditating I keep saying I’m sorry, it’s all that I got when we fight It’s Your dragon that lures me, reiter-atingly into Your lair I sat alone all day today With the dogs My cuddles will never protect You My hugs will never be enough tight Are we a pair? Are we a pair? Today I sat all day alone With the dogs, as I lay… Meditating whilst definitively Mad-turbating Mad-turbating My love for You’s dizzying and I can’t stand the heights You're the only one who can rip my electronics Emotions whatever they are! It’s those crumbly interlope-terpreters that our souls tear apart, apart From the meditating and the masturbating I’ve been fine
9.
Ambi-Valent 04:27
I am I I am I And I am I am of two minds There’s Yours and there is mine I am mature now I am ambi-valent now Insecure now Secure now Frightened, and not It was a big town Not where You could walk and get lost Ok, but spread out And it was lovely It was lonely, all on my lonely This is maturity, insecurity Security Not really enough, and a lot It is a waste of rage if the words stay on the page I stomped through this town Drank ale from my crown Get off the fence! All You ever do is cry out loud! Loud! I am I I am I And I am I am of two minds There’s Yours and there is mine I am mature now I am ambi-valent now Insecure now Secure now Frightened, and not
10.
Your Star 05:53
This is her water, she is our daughter I’m a, a mother As sure as, as I saw Your Star, Your Star I think I’ll have a day off I think I can quit This day shift shifts, twists Count the number of words in this sentence That’s how infinite You are This is her thunder, she is our mother I’m a, a father As sure as, as I saw Your Star, Your Star This is my fairy tale explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation After so many years of asking: how did I end up here? Life used to be lived in the moment, now it’s lived in the epoch-sphere Vertical infinity Divinity cuts into me Quiet, it’s night and the light shifts This is her fire, she is our desire I’m a daemon, as sure as I saw Your Star, Your Star And this is Your shining Star Mountains, rivers, valleys beyond We are just the same as free We are just the same as You are And I know I’ll be a wise one As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see As soon as I see Your Star
11.
The Chosen 04:40
Now I see, I never was the chosen, not the chosen You supposed me to be A trick on both of us and a stubborn little cuss It took me more than half, half my life to see the truth of it In a manner of speaking it is all about etiquette It’s a long grass and we can’t see what’s in front of us; it’s a mystery I know You were there to watch me fly It’s a shame I won’t be there in turn, there in turn to watch You die You made Your choice, You blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah It was Your choice, You blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah I ran into the scrum And You bludgeoned me with crooked thumbs Blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah This time I sorta hope a twister hits Stuck inside this house with You would be the very pits Passive aggressive death ray, and yet I definitively desire to stay But the oxygen that makes me breath will poison, will poison both of us So it’s MY choice if choice is blahdey blahdey blahdey blah I made the choice of choosing blahdey blahdey blahdey blah I am the chosen after all, and I’ll lead us to the final fall Blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah Tell me when, when You see the edge of it Yes, and then please drive us to the very edge Emmanuel is straining to see the goal posts ‘cause it’s raining I’m driving us in circles through the storm and I, I admit I’m lost a bit It’s Your choice, blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah Yes, it’s Your choice blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah I am the chosen after all, and I’m here to watch Your empire fall If You’d like I can watch from the room across the hall You made Your choice long ago Blahdey blahdey blah Long ago You made Your choice Blahdey blahdey blah Blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah You stand against the wall and fall I shot You down and now You crawl to me Blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah I am the chosen after all, and I’m here to watch Your empire fall Blahdey blahdey blahdey blahdey blah Ah Ah!
12.
Birdsong 03:53
It’s in the what’s going to happen When will the end of the world come? Where do I place my outrage? From whence do I replace my outrage? From where and towards, whom does it come ooze out of, and into and why? Am I spending my life like this? Things that I’m never going to do again, ever! Pacing, internally staging a coup You just smile at me because we’re all in this soup together Like a little sparrow in a teacup, fluttering around It’s ok little bird, every new moment’s a memory for You That’s why little birds are given the gift to forget Because they don’t like to wait
13.
Claw It Back 08:56
It’s always the same line And when we’re strung into it Come one, come all into it, we try to claw it back I don’t know where I got the idea, I had responsibility It’s not my current life, it’s theirs after all, I’m a sad sack You're healthy, You're beautiful! Does that mean fat? I don’t know why I feel I have the right to understandability It’s the same line, mind-blowey repetition in ad-infinition Better claw it back! You feel that Your body is laid on the slab And Your soul is on the rack What can we ask of dissecting of clinically recovered objectivities We’ll help find You, You my darling When You try to come back If we’re all out in the wilderness, boots and cash strapped That’s some place, some place to start With somebody else’s spark of subjectivity But it’s like the same like we all do: Love! It’s like she keeps saying: claw it back, claw it back, claw it back, claw it back! Claw it back Claw it back Claw it back Claw it back! I just want to hear You moving in there in the other room Trying, trying to claw it back Someday we will all disentangle with the flesh that clings to our Personalit-abilities Personalit-abilities Personalit-abilities Personalit-abilities My darling, I-will-me-You meet me, again Behind the, the story In the little shack out back Some things disappear forever, like liquid running into cracks Trying hard to catch it all is Your life’s special capital ‘R’ Responsibility You're thinking I won’t Despite You Claw it back You're wrong my darling, because I’ve met You be… You're wrong my darling, because I’ve met You be… You're wrong my darling, because I’ve met You be… You're wrong my darling, because I’ve met You before! And I know, You ain’t ever going back
14.
Fish Story 05:26
The truth ain’t holy Facts are boring I want You to tell me a Fish Story It’s gonna get gory I want to bore a hole in it You ain’t my bossy sissy city There’s not a death I don’t know Not a death toll I don’t need It’s a breeze I’m hooked to a tube to breathe, that’s me I wanted it to be like childhood affinity, it lasts forever Ok, You're gay! I’m not boring and it’s a too-long, gory story This is my adolescent fantasy You're a bitch! Are You proud of me? The truth ain’t holy Facts are boring I want You to tell me a Fish Story What can I say about fishes? They are like slippery stories They can be a bit boring But it’s romantic, their idolatrous idiocy I don’t want to hold it, You say Keep the slime from Your mother at bay There’s no conspiracy, just an overabundance of dance hall music! Chicks and clicks and the start! Chicks and clicks and the start! Chicks and clicks and the start! Chicks and clicks and the start! Of it all and I’m sad, and specific and ok Ok is all kids need, it’s not whole wheat toast or David, but still And Jesus didn’t factor into it until way later That’s fortified with factual data now We’re getting into the long clouds When You tell me truths that aren’t holy Facts that are boring What I want You to, what I want You to tell me Is a Fish Story!

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The Daemon Songbook of the Religious Faith of Fish Story Gallery

Fourteen songs by La Chiva & Matthew Lee Knowles [2021-2022]


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Cover art design by Maanskyn; Tattoo design and execution by ErikMarcelChuckMisterBubblesTime; from an original drawing by La Chiva

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released September 8, 2022

Lyrics/performer: La Chiva
Music/pianist: Matthew Lee Knowles
Sound engineer/post production: John-Henry Baker

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