"Civilization is crumbling"
Normally I find it hard to draw women(pun intended), so I rarely try... this is one piece I've wanted to do for a long time... I never quite seem to nail it ! This is one of the not so bad attempts...
I finally saw 'I'm not there' last night ! Todd Haynes has probably done what every fan boy would love to do for his idol ! If yer a Dylan fan this is a must-watch movie ! It experiments with the medium brilliantly. Cate Blanchett steals the show and that's quite a feat considering she was up against the likes of Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. But I wonder what Dylan himself thought of the movie(if he saw it). This old sketch was drawn before I started drawing caricatures and I had to dig it out to put up on the blog after last night.
I also caught the last few minutes of 'Factory Girl'(based on the life of Edie Sedgewick) last night. The guy supposed to be Dylan in that movie shares the same last name with the Dylan persona played by Blanchett in the other movie…hmm. I'm still waiting for Dylan's 'chronicles' volume 2 to come out…
There has also been many theories about Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' being based on Edie but we'll never know…
Only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love...
We aren't the same you and I
there's more between us than meets the eye
you're the reluctant star in the spotlight
I'm the wary artist craving a place in the sun
you're merely flash in the pan y'know
unless you're slain I possibly couldn't grow
but yes you're not invisible like I am
maybe I never was, I'm not quite sure
but I've been proven wrong time and again
I believe that, but I guess you don't
This is, perhaps, temporary redemption
it won't last long I promise you that
I see your revelry in the paradise of fools
I pity your illusions,they blind you no end
I see fallen angels in your wake…
perhaps all you are, is a corpse on stilts
I've carried the burden but I've had enough
its about time the scales tilted
I'd rather I stayed 6 foot above than under…
Truth be told you're a mere pretender
your plastic smile doesn't fool me
Stop now lest they believe your lies
I'm your past and I'm your future
The present is but transient
in all fairness that's your only excuse…
but I haven't got the heart to fake happiness
so I'll allow you to enjoy this while it lasts
because I'm sure I'll have the final word…
Alright you've had your say
but this is my turf now
here's what I have to say
listen up and listen good
maybe you are right
I am the mirage that time will kill
but while I'm alive, you will remain
the man in the mirror that time shunned
So you think you're really wise?
I think you've already paid the price
you can't handle this world my friend…
remember the Bard's words ?
not to mention your stage fright
go away now, lay down your sword
you can't play the games I play
there's no room here for a lonely misfit…
Your truth is no better than my deceit…
perhaps what seperates you and me,
is my fear of success and your fear of failure…
it's time you went back into the deep recesses
of your mind, and wait till I'm consumed by time
This is my glory and you shall not share it
lemme drop in a rhyme, grin and bear it !
those angels you talk about
are dead only in your mind,
if there are more I'll find 'em
but you? I have my doubts !
Manufactured happiness, instant gratification
that's how it works now, love it or leave it
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