Commissioning A Symphony In C
So youčll be an Austrian nobleman
Commissioning a symphony in C
Which defies all earthly descriptions
Youčll be commissioning a symphony in C
With money you squeezed from the peasants
To your nephew you can give it as a present
This magnificent symphony in C
Youčll be commissioning a symphony in C
Completely filling the palace concert hall
Itčs warm and golden like an oven thatčs wide open
It has a melody both happy and sad
Built on victorious young triads
You enter the room with great caution
Though no one in the hall is even watching
They are transfixed they are forgetting just to breathe
They are so taken by your symphony in C
Youčre sitting there thinking your thoughts
They are not about what is but what is not
Youčre sitting there breathing in your breath
You are seldom breathing life but most death
So youčll be an Austrian nobleman
Commissioning a symphony in C
Which defies all earthly descriptions
Youčll be commissioning a symphony in C BACK TO PREVIOUS PAGE