"The Thing You Love" genre: Spoken Word
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	Spoken word over heavy guitars in the style of Jimi Hendrix meets the NY Street Poets.
	CD: The Smashing of Pictures   Label: Hartzog Sound Credits: All parts by Brian Hartzog. Engineered by Rich Mason.
	Story Behind the Song This song was inspired by Maggie Estep's MTV unplugged performance, coupled with a love of Jimi Hendrix style guitars. Lyrics The Thing U Love U Fear The Thing U Love. In the beginning, U caress it like Ur 1stborn-- U hold it close, tickling it with Ur fingers and making silly goo-goo noises as U teach it 2 nurse. Then, when U feel its baby breath on Ur breast, and realize that it is clutching 2 U 4 its very life-- U fear it is getting 2 close. U think U're losing control of what was once only Urs. U can try 2 abort its allegiance-- But U can't deny what U know is there-- Deep deep Nside U feel. . . This is the thing U love. U Hate the thing U love. U rule it like a daughter-- one that prides herself on doing exactly what U told her not 2. One who, when U force feed her Ur ideals, refuses 2 swallow her pride-- She insists on staying out 2 late when she's supposed 2 B home by 9 The anger swells Nside U when U meet her at the door It crests at Ur neck, lashes out wildly with Ur tongue as U belt her with words. U hate her for wanting independence But independence is the most U can ever hope 2 give this is not what U hoped 4. . . This is the thing U love. U divorce the thing U love. U dissect it like a lover. U learn 2 segregate and amputate it from its past-- U sever it from friends and family 2 keep it all 2 Urself Boxed up N Ur little white suburban picket fence life U strip away its painted behaviors and patterned responses 2 leave it fearful, naked, and crying U push it away if only 2 C how U look N its eyes And it does the same 2 U Cuz' it already knows what U R doing and feeling-- which, of course, is and is not exactly what U wanted N. . . The thing U love. U feel that still U love it if only because it was. . . The thing U love. the thing U love the thing U love the thing U love

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