about the seven-sided box
every july for past several years I experience it raining when it is completely sunny, without a cloud in sight. after the first time this happened, I wrote the text to 7sb and began work on the music.
because the content of the text is about friends, I always imagined other people rearranging or remixing all 7 movements. if you are interested in doing so, please let me know. I can send basic midi files of the complete piece.
7sb text
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the sun was shining
but there were clouds
it came down
and he came down
I said, 'hey, man, what am I supposed to do with this seven-sided box?'
I didn't notice what I was saying at first
so he didn't really tell me
or maybe I didn't understand
he wasn't a man, though
but he didn't really tell me
so I'm not really sure what the deal is with the seven-sided box
he said I could use it with friends
he said if I listened
he said this is the seven-sided box
'well, I can see that'
the clouds passed
and he said you got any friends?
I just wanted to know what it did
'what's it for?'
listen
so I said I know people
but he said, come on, everybody's got friends
'my, what big eyes you have'
that's not the way it works though
clouds and sunlight
not everybody
he said you must be a friend to somebody
I just wanted to know
I tried to listen
when it came down, sounds could be heard
some things were clear
but what was the deal with the seven-sided box?
there's always a side you can't see, isn't there?
what is it for?
huge eyes, I tell you
he said he had all day
'of course I got friends'
that's a strange number of sides for a box to have
he wasn't from around here
I got a few friends, anyway
he said he was
'you'll be here for quite a while, won't you?'
I gotta go get my friends
listen
he said there's always a side you can't see
no, but really, I have good friends
they listen
not as sunny, but lighter
and that's not really the way it works, but I think he knew that
he said here, learn the seven-sided box
not a man
he said I could already hear it
the seven-sided box
'what is it for?'
listen with your friends
more light
listen to your friends
more light
it's harder to make a decision when you can't see every side, but I doubt that was the point
light
listen lighter
everybody knows people
he said you already kind of listen
the important part really is wanting to listen
out of the sky, he didn't just walk up to me
or through the sky
or from the sky
the guy was tall