Air And Light And Time And Space, A Poem By Charles Bukowski

from The Manly Toughness Trophy EP by Clay Lake

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lyrics

You know I've either had a family, a job, something has always been in the way.
But now I've sold my house, I've found this place, a large studio, you should see the space and the light.
For the first time in my life I'm going to have a place and the time to create.
No if you're going to create, you're going to create whether you work 16 hours a day in a coal mine or you're going to create in a small room with four children while you're on welfare.
You're going to create with a part of your mind and your body blown away. You're going to create blind, crippled, demented.
You're going to create with a cat crawling up your back while the whole city trembles in earthquakes, bombardment, flood and fire.
Air and light and time and space have nothing to do with it, and don't create anything except maybe a longer life to find new excuses for.

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from The Manly Toughness Trophy EP, released April 19, 2019
Written by Charles Bukowski.
Performed by Clay Lake.

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Clay Lake are an explosive midwest emo trio; garnished with guttural vocals shimmering melodies with a melancholy jus. Based in North Staffordshire, the band have been locked away, preparing for when they can once again return to the dark hideaways they love and bring in a new era.

Clay Lake are excited to share with the world what they have been crafting in the tool shed. ... more

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