big science
I bought my first CD player in 1987. The first CD I purchased was Laurie Anderson's Big Science. I loved that album. Anderson is a performance artist, sculptor, poet, visual artist... but I couldn't find much information about her work beyond her music.
Her songs are quirky and techno. Sweaters reminds of my boyfriend that year. My favorite line is "I no longer love the way you hold your pens and pencils." Because I actually loved the way he held his pens and pencils. I thought that was very sad. After we broke up, I couldn't wait until I could say, "I no longer love the way you hold your pens and pencils." Ridiculous, but it took some time, really.
Sweaters
I no longer love your mouth.
I no longer love your eyes.
I no longer love your eyes.
I no longer love the color of your sweaters.
I no longer love it.
I no longer love the color of your sweaters.
I no longer love the way you hold your pens and pencils.
I no longer love it.
Your mouth.
Your eyes.
The way you hold your pens and pencils.
I no longer love it.
I no longer love it.
I like Walking & Falling because it's fun and somehow sad. Ridiculous and almost profound at the same time.
Walking & Falling
I wanted you. And I was looking for you.
But I couldn't find you.
I wanted you. And I was looking for you all day.
But I couldn't find you.
I couldn't find you.
You're walking. And you don't always realize it, but you're always falling.
With each step you fall forward slightly.
And then catch yourself from falling.
Over and over, you're falling.
And then catching yourself from falling.
And this is how you can be walking and falling at the same time.
