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The Artist and His Tumor Make a Portrait of Itself

from Reuptake by Blind Pelican

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Lyrics adapted from an interview with artist and friend Henry Wolyniec (1955-2019).

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It really took me aback. But now it’s hard not to see.

It started with a screen in the basement, then the brain thing happened. They can both be true.

It became itself right before my eyes. That’s where it all starts.

What I got is aggressive. People aren’t allowed to live too long. It’s not so much a Sword of Damocles as a hanging, impending weight.

It’s not debilitating, not really. It’s figuring out how to think differently.

We’re all dependent on one another.

It’s a hard place to feel comfortable and feel you can plan. Forget the future: there’s no tomorrow.

But at a certain level, one can adjust and not be consumed. It’s present in a way that doesn’t go away but doesn’t impinge on your complete ability to wake up and move through the day.

We’re all dependent on one another.

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from Reuptake, released February 5, 2021

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