The Music You Play....

The Music You Play, The Person You Are
by Mark Hanson
Original Concept by Howard Bettany
AfterDark Café
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Reflective heart
A single light
A grand piano at first sight
The sound of keys
That gently flows
Between two universal shows
Collective calm
And picturesque
It's not quite beauty at it's best
But it will do
For now at least
The beauty playing on her beast

Lorraine, would you play that music faster
Refrain, if you will, from creating a disaster
Those naive playing fingers you own won't get you far
Cos the music you play is the person you are

Precise and lush
At every line
Music that sends chills down your spine
A waterscape
Across the hall
The cry of softly weeping walls
But now it's time
For notes to clash
For this whole room to slowly smash
Destroy what's left
Below, above
Then join with what you truly love

Lorraine, would you play that music faster
Refrain, if you can, from creating a disaster
Those naive playing fingers you own won't get you far
Cos the music you play is the person you are

Whether a dream or real life
A fantasy has risen
Where thoughts of misery or strife
Are lost inside the prism
Let yourself become what you are destined to become
And let that destiny become you
The music that you write and the piano that you play
Are sitting patiently for someone who
Can hold a note so delicate
Her playing so immaculate
Her dancing longing for release
Her heart alive to say the least

Lorraine, would you play that music faster
Refrain, if you can, from creating a disaster
Those naive playing fingers you own won't get you far
Cos the music you play is the person you are
Yes the music you play is the person you are