bunsho

Van Der Graaf Generator

I d just done the best work
To fall into my hands for quite some time
Of night oil i d burned much
Made sure both style and content were sublime
So i put it forward
To the public forum
In anticipation of my due acclaim

And meanwhile, by contrast
I d penned a eulogy, pure workaday
Just hack work, just dashed off
Packed full of prolix puff and sad cliche
No-one can really tell
When their hand s been played out well
And i don t even know
How my own story goes
Or if it s worth a jot

I can t see my stream

What i thought was perfect
What i thought was polished
No-one thought it worth much
And they made that clear
What i thought was worthless
Merely repetition
Somehow tugged the heartstrings
Brought them all to tears

I can t see my stream

No-one can ever know
What of their own s their very best