Change is the only constant. The universe is composed entirely of always-moving thingamabobs (AMT's) , which everything cycles through. Stylistically, this piece was influenced by George Harrison's (& others') forays into Eastern music
See my essay, "
Change"

 

EVERYTHING'S CHANGE

©1994 JIM HARRIS


THERE IS NO NATURAL NORM
THERE IS NO STANDARD FORM
THERE IS NO COMMON FACE
EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT
EVERYONE'S STRANGE
NOTHING IS PERMANENT
EVERYTHING'S CHANGE

THERE IS NO MASTER PLAN
THERE IS NO SUPER MAN
THERE IS NO CHOSEN RACE
EVERYONE'S WANDERING
LOOKING FOR GOD
TRYING TO GET EVEN
BUT EVERYTHING'S ODD

IT'S THE AMERICAN WAY
KING FOR A DAY
NOBODY STEALS THE SHOW
EVERYBODY TAKES A NUMBER
EVERYBODY HAS THEIR SAY
AND COME WHAT MAY
IT'S HERE TODAY
AND GONE TOMORROW

 THERE IS NO GREATER GOOD
THERE IS NO ROBIN HOOD
THERE IS NO SPECIAL CASE
EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE
NOTHING IS PAR
EVERYONE'S VALUABLE
COME AS YOU ARE

THERE IS NO STABLE HAND
THERE'S ONLY SHIFTING SAND
THERE IS NO RESTING PLACE
EVERYTHING'S TURBULENT
UNDER THE SKIN
NOBODY'S OUT OF IT
EVERYONE'S IN

THERE IS NO SEPARATE BEAST
NOT IN THE LEAST
IT'S ALL A PART OF YOU
STREAMING, STRIDING, MULTI SHADED
GLEAMING, GLIDING, MASQUERADED
CAUTION, WARNING
EVERYTHING IS
EVENING, MORNING
EVERYTHING IS

THERE IS NO NATURAL NORM
THERE IS NO STANDARD FORM
THERE IS NO COMMON FACE
OUT IN THE WILDERNESS
HOME ON THE RANGE
BUSINESS AS USUAL
EVERYTHING"S CHANGE
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