The Abandoned Brain
Journey Through an Abandoned Mind: Robyn Hitchcock's Musical Exploration
Lyrics
I'm sitting here, in the abandoned brain,
I find myself in an abandoned mind or consciousness.
Waiting for take off in it.
Anticipating a departure from this mental state.
They says its never going to work again,
Others claim that this mind won't function anymore.
But I can spare a few minutes.
Despite that, I have some time to spare.
Been here before, in the abandoned brain,
I've experienced this before, in a deserted mind.
There's flowers on all the controls.
There are signs of neglect, but life persists.
The tape keeps telling me again and again,
A repetitive message on tape reinforces my role as a soul keeper.
That I'm the keeper of souls.
Emphasizing the responsibility for spiritual matters.
The wind blows hard, on the abandoned brain,
The external pressures affect the abandoned mind.
But there's nobody thinking at all.
No active thinking is occurring in response.
The hyperthalamus is open to the rain,
The core brain region is exposed to the elements.
And the leaves sweep in to the hall.
Nature intrudes into this mental space.
There's no one else, in the abandoned brain,
No other consciousness shares this abandoned state.
But that's not necessarily bad.
Isolation isn't necessarily negative.
It feeds on itself and its not insane,
The abandoned mind sustains itself and remains rational.
This brains too old to go mad.
Age prevents this mind from succumbing to madness.
Roses bloom, in the abandoned brain,
Symbolic roses flourish in the neglected mind.
And thoughts run wild on the floor;
Unbridled thoughts scatter freely.
Like a headless corpse, a derailed train,
Comparing thoughts to a headless corpse, a derailed train.
Who could ask for anything more?
Suggesting contentment with this chaotic mental state.
I'm sitting here, in the abandoned brain,
I return to the abandoned mind, awaiting a departure.
Waiting for take off in it.
Repeating the anticipation of taking off from this mental state.
They say its never going to work again,
Others reiterate that it won't function again.
But I can spare a few minutes.
Despite that, I can spare a few more moments in this state.
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