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I Think I Hear a Symphony
by Vic Zarley
Have you seen the stain glass window colors splash the wall
A painting that's so lovely but it is not there at all
As the sun sinks deep within the mountains of the world
The night erases everything the light had just unfurled
Can somebody tell me please exactly what is real
I know there's something going on but often it's concealed
And though the light's erased by night, one day I will know
Exactly where the light comes from, exactly where it goes
Chorus
And now the question comes to me
What am I within
I think I hear a symphony
Every now and then
The world has hidden secrets from me I have played the game
I've lifted stones where answers hid and when I called they came
I've seen the moon reflected off the waters of the bay
In store windows I've seen me too, as if I'm on display
I close my eyes to blackness but blackness turns to light
As images I think about march inward out of sight
I listen to my stereo but often when it's off
I hear the music playing in the background very soft
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The Inflatable Dragon
by Vic Zarley
A dragon I had ordered to inflate and cause a fright
Came within the mail in a box so small and bright
I opened it so eagerly and laid it out with care
But as I stretched the dragon out, it seemed to ask for air
Blow me up blow me up
I'm a dragon, can't you see
Blow me up blow me up right away
Blow me up blow me up
Let me show you all of me
Blow me up blow me up, I say
And so I slowly blew it up—I gave it all I had
And as that dragon came to life, I saw that he was mad
Tiny sparks of anger seemed to shoot right from his eyes
And as I plugged his air hole up, I was hypnotized (no chorus)
It roared and bit and scratched and spit those flames all over me
And when my parents popped it how I cried so desperately
They said they didn't know that I had ordered such a pet
But since I did they had no choice and said with some regret
Blow it up blow it up
It's a dragon, can't you see
Blow it up blow it up right away
(and then Mom said) Blow it up blow it up
Whoa…it's coming after me
Blow it up blow it up, I say
When the tears had dried and I could see what had been done
The furniture was scorched but I had had a lot of fun
There within the box I saw, and shouted so with glee
The dragon I had ordered had a three year warranty
(First chorus twice, end)
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