Name: Presence of Mind
Duration: P00H04M33S
Description: Started out as a poem but I decided it worked much better as a song. The words were written in 1970, musical setting in 1982. Never been properly recorded until I invested in a USB mic early in 2015. This is my first attempt to lay down a demo recorded in my own study, with overdubbed percussion & some 5-string bass by Icco Elnoel, added later.

Presence of Mind

from Strange Flesh (100% Organic) by Guano Breath

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Started out as a poem but I decided it worked much better as a song. The words were written in 1970, musical setting in 1982. Never been properly recorded until I invested in a USB mic early in 2015. This is my first attempt to lay down a demo recorded in my own study, with overdubbed percussion & some 5-string bass by Icco Elnoel, added later.

lyrics

Walking down the street
Suddenly you meet
Policeman on the beat
Chairman on the cheat
Don't do it in your seat boy
What you need is...

Presence of mind
And essence of being
The essence of being
In the presence of mind
Makes you feel so fine

Standing on the hill
Another day at the mill
Shopping for some thrills
Caught with your hand in the till
Just let it hang out the window sill boy
You're never alone with...

Presence of mind
Or essence of being
The essence of being
In the presence of mind
Cuts a very fine line

Now run to the mirror
Look into your own face
Can you see the error of your terror
You're a living disgrace
Nobody gives you a dime
But you don't give a damn for...

Presence of mind
Or essence of being
Essence of being
In the presence of mind
Makes you feel sublime

Dancing down the line
Looking for some sign
It must be the end of time
Cause heaven's on my mind
Well any minute now you'll be getting it
Because everyone is divine

Presence of mind
And essence of being
The essence of being
In the presence of mind
If you don't see it you gotta be blind

credits

from Strange Flesh (100% Organic), released December 12, 2015
Voice & Guitar - Antares
Percussion - Antares
5-String Bass - Icco Elnoel
Recorded & Mixed by Antares

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Guano Breath Malaysia

My output mostly dates back to the 1980s and has been heard by a mere handful. This isn't what I'm into now but at least I'm not too embarrassed about it.

Collaborations with others & freestyle choreographic works form an integral part of my archive.

I enjoy being the world's least ambitious musician. ... more

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