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Two-Sided Words
Lyrics, vocal and instrumentation by Patrick Howe
(Best with headphones)
 Lyrics

You said you are the ceiling        
I heard you are the floor        
I said I am the hinges            
You heard I am the door  
 

You said you are the hammer    
I heard you are the nail        
I said I am the rudder             
You heard I am the sail        

All words are like vapor
Thin as wrapping paper
Some are very thin
Words are thin-skinned

[Chorus]
Each and every word         
comes with two sides    
We can either get the whole
or choose to divide


[Verse]
You always say the truth
And I'm no liar

I thought you were the water
But I learned you are the fire

Everyone’s got a point of view

I t doesn't have to agree with you
But if we listen to the core
we don’t argue anymore

I heard that I am the fool 
And you the hero
And you heard I am the one 
And you the zero

You think I'm both ends

When I think I'm the middle
You think you're the answer 
When I think you’re the riddle

And if I'm the red wine
And you're the crystal glass
Then why when I say iron
You alway hear brass?

I’m an oscillating wave
And you’re a floating particle
When I’m speaking micro
Your hearin’ astronomical

[Chorus]
Each and every word                 
comes with two sides            
We can either see the whole        
Or choose to divide
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'Two-Sided Words' Back Story
When I wrote this song I was thinking of duality. The fact that everything has a polar opposite. Up and down, left and right, and so forth. And any point of view can have an opposing point of view that may be equally valid. We can either see through the duality and get to the heart of a matter where we share a commonality, or we get stuck in positions of opposing polarities. Related to this is the philosophy of Non-dualism that seeks to overcome the duality that humans feel within themselves, toward others and the natural world. However the concepts of duality and non-duality are merely products of philosophical thought. Therefore, if we do not think about duality or non-duality, then neither exists. Which  in practical terms means that when we are able to hear each other without any preconception then we are truly listening with empathy.

​In the Post Personalism Music Project I am using various music styles and genres to communicate the connecting message of Post Personalism.

PATRICK HOWE - POST PERSONALISM

Artist, Author, Electronic Music Composer
patrick@patrickhowe.com
​206-322-5540 (No text please)
​Seattle, WA
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  • ABOUT POST PERSONALISM
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    • CONSCIOUSNESS PROJECT, 2018
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    • EARLIER SCULPTURE
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  • RESUME/BIO
    • RESUME
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  • EXHIBITS / EVENTS
    • 2018 POST PERSONALISM PROJECT
    • 10/28/17, OPEN PRESENTATION
    • 7/15/17 GALLERY TALK
    • 2017 POST PERSONALISM PROJECT
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  • COMPARING THE POST PERSONAL PROJECT
  • ARTWORK DESCRIPTIONS
  • WORDS
  • BOOK
  • 2 PRESENTATION 10/28/17
  • ESSAY - CONSCIOUSNESS AS LIGHT AND SPACE
  • OIL PAINTING CLASSES
  • AN ART THAT SPEAKS FOR ONENESS