Between The Lines

from A Guide to Dancing Alone by Barrel Flash

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I draw the buildings on the square
Ink on paper straight and clear
Scenes of the old town for twenty pounds a sheet
In perspective, true to form
Precision I have gained through time
With my ruler, pad and pen I measure every line

I looked up, I saw things that I cannot explain
Shapes and forms and colors I cannot name
I looked up, I saw strange and beautiful signs
Moving between the lines

You wandered in to see the square
A bright bandana held your hair
I thought the shops were all you’d see
When you entered in my view
At first I feared to sketch from heart
Free of structure, a lover’s art
It felt so odd but just a start
You opened up my eyes

I looked up, I saw things that I cannot explain
Shapes and forms and colors I cannot name
I looked up, I saw strange and beautiful signs
Moving between the lines

I draw your face in memory,
A smile, a curve so dear to me
You nudged my hand and set it free
From a life of rigid line
You broke me out of my cold frame
My pictures they just aren’t the same
You get the credit and the blame
For how I feel today

I looked up, you were smiling at me in the rain
Shapes and forms and colors I cannot name
I looked up, I saw strange and beautiful signs
Moving between the lines
Moving between the lines

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from A Guide to Dancing Alone, released November 4, 2022
by Ross Johnson

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Barrel Flash is a Minneapolis/St. Paul-based trio coming out of the folk traditions of the US, UK, and Ireland. Our goal is to combine our many distinct influences into an honest and vibrant sound of our own.

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