TROIS GNOSSIENNES by Erik Satie, words by Joel Sattler

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Gnossienne No. 1

When I look down inside my soul

I see something older than old

Something that had existence long before the world

Was hard and cold

When I look deep inside my heart

I see glimmering in the dark

Something that was intrinsic from the very start

An inner spark

It’s not a sin the flame within is what you are

The mirror sight the hidden light is what you are 

I see a star shining inside of me

And I see all the things that I was meant to be 

Across the stars up to the endless sea

and fall around the sun throughout eternity

Beyond the night into the white infinity

The promise of eternal love you have the key 

Flying high in the sky

Can’t help wondering why

Laws of physics break down

they no longer apply

And everything I thought I knew was not the truth 

And everything I thought believed was misconceived

The soul is but a mere illusioning

Resulting from mirage and self-delusioning

The mind is but a misperceptioning

Resulting from a willful self-deceptioning 

When Trinity turns in to singularity 

then in despair you find your own divinity

Gnossienne No. 1 played by Branka Parlic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkVXKiTDso

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Gnossienne No. 2

Balance

Everything depends on balance

It’s the ultimate of challenge

Balance

50 stories over fire

Keep your feet upon the wire

Care in placing the one foot in front of the other

If you make a mistake there’s no time to recover

No time

So when you began you thought there’s no way you’d ever quit

Or fake it

Now that you’re in the middle you stop and you wonder if 

You’ll make it

You’ll make it

On the tightrope you walk on the hard edge of iron

Forces equal and keep your eye on the horizon

One last  

Chance

Balance

All depends upon your talents

Your life hanging in the balance 

Gnossienne No. 2 played by Klára Körmendi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJQHiPFrLp8

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Gnossienne No. 3

Picnic on the river

Through the looking glass of summer

Uncle Charlie posing

Far away the sound of thunder

You sink in a sort of slumber

Half asleep…..

Lazy afternoon

The bees are busy out of tune

The sky is spinning wild and soon

You’re dizzy dizzy

Suddenly a Rabbit 

Coming out from undercover

Chase and when you find him

then his hideout you discover

And so

Falling down the rabbit hole

You should have listened what you’re told

Your speed increases thousandfold

Your mind races out of control

Without fear

Suddenly you have the key

You open to a sea of tears

The Queen arrives and sets you free

Mad Hatter sits you down to tea

And you’re here

But where

is here?

Play the game as if you don’t know what if

You win

Like the Cheshire Cat then all that’s left is

The grin

Follow the White Rabbit

Into your hallucination

And if he inhabits 

What was your imagination 

Were you dreaming?

Gnossienne No. 3 played by ?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtnolerpQ2w     

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TROIS GNOSSIENNES played by Aldo Ciccolini:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKn7hGZN1L4