Movement 2: Visions

from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1 by Joi Olympia

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Inspired by Bob Dylan.
He lived at the Chelsea Hotel from 1961-1964.

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Time grabbed your arm
and it spoke
whispered it's time to let go

the devil wears a costume
he wears a suit and tie
and he's standing out in the cold

and God is up there laughing
to himself again
knowing that he's cursed us to grow old

and silently she dozed off
her cigarette in hand
still the crumbling of those walls
gave us hope

and the faces we all know
the defining canvas
are washed away by those flames

he found a certain rhythm
in the street life down below
from the bowery's finest
to poverty's well known

what makes you think
that at the end of the day
you absolutely, absolutely have to go home

now that we know
to laugh at what we do not know
we're all guilty of closed eyes
as we grow old

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from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1, released August 1, 2016

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Joi Olympia Brooklyn, New York

Joi Olympia writes and records all of her own music at her home-studio in Brooklyn. She plays every instrument on the tracks you hear (guitar, bass, violin, tambourine, drums, bongos, washboard, back-up vocals, and sometimes rice in a bowl). Currently, she is writing a cohesive song cycle based on the artist's who lived and worked at the Chelsea Hotel. ... more

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