Counting Off Time

from Observer Participant by Rick Wilson

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COUNTING OFF TIME
Counting off time as we sit and wait
Counting off the bars until the middle eight
Counting off time like the three score years and ten
That used to be life’s measurement in the days of way back when

When you spend so much time counting
It’s easy to get lost
And then you have to start again
And duly count the cost
Whether counting up or counting down
We’re always in between
The memory of what’s just gone past
And what’s yet to be seen

The numbers are dancing in front of my eyes
They won’t stay still for long enough to try them on for size
They tell me they’re the future and sharply on the rise
In the ever growing clamour that we have to digitise

Help me see it through
I’m counting on you
The numbers game is slippery
And my grip needs to be true
Whether counting my blessings or counting you out
Control is sometimes hard to find as those digits run about

Counting, accounting, falling off and remounting
Unbalanced on the balance sheet
I’m tempted to duck out and maybe just go walkabout
I’m tempted to retreat

The king is in his counting house, the pauper’s on the street
But their time is ticking over with the same insistent beat
Yes, the king is in his counting house, the pauper can’t compete
But their time is ticking over with the same insistent beat.

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from Observer Participant, released October 20, 2023

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Rick Wilson UK

Born and educated in London, Rick started messing around with drums in his mid teens.
He embarked on a career with rock bands including The Work before diversifying his experiences with musicians from other traditions, linking music with story and other art forms. Rick not only performs and teaches but composes, designs soundscapes and installations and
runs music sessions as psychiatric therapy. ... more

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