I Dont Want To Go

from Michael C Ford – Look Each Other In The Ears by Michael C Ford

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I composed this in 1972, 3 days after the prize-winning poet
John Berryman jumped off the bridge which separates the cities
of Minneapolis and St. Paul and, in cavalier fashion, indemnifying
the fact that music had taken a left turn, circa 1964. And, because,
since 1984,I have collaborated with some of the most universally
acclaimed, genre-proof players in musical history, conceits of my
commentary are made that much more ironic than I, originally,
intended.

4 I Don't Wanna Go

(Said The Suicide)

If you insist I become popular by setting it to
music: that is, if you advise big money in white
rock rip-off of black blues lyric lingo
by some cornball drughead twanging
Bob Dylan imitations, well then I must tell you.

I refuse to be one of those
those dimpy frauds filling the pockets of pimps
in the media whorehouses with these dry baptisms
of born again greed, because in spite of all the
potential riches from that religious experience
I’d rather be a deluded fool than some skuzzy
fame-junky crooning on commercial stages: for
madam, I fear you do not know the truth about
humanity.

We stand on the bridge with John Berryman
but we relinquish our inclination to jump
and it has nothing to do with
religion: it is simply
as we grow older
we discover
there’s not that much left to kill!

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Michael C Ford Los Angeles, California

This album marks a reunion and the last recording for the three Doors members, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, backing up Pulitzer Prize, Grammy nominated poet Michael C Ford. Vocal performances are added by Tommy Jordan (Geggy Tah) and Angelo Moore (Fishbone). ... more