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Pairallel

by Jeff Arata

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Math, dancing, & feeling never quite close enough to someone, but never quite far enough from them either.

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We’re dancing in parallel
Through time like we’re a pair as well
Constantly at arms’ length
A distant sense of that warm embrace

If two lines never intersect
Will we ever be close enough to pair and connect?
Will we ever be close enough to pair and connect, when we dance?

I lead and lay rise to the steps
Your feet follow the coordinates
Hands run along our shirts
Cotton’s never been stickier

If two lines always parallel
Will we ever be far enough to
halve and decouple, as well?
Will we ever be far enough to halve and decouple if it ends?

If two lines have no solution,
Then why in unison do we keep the two of us moving?
If two lines never intersect
If two lines always parallel
Then why the hell do we still dance?

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released January 24, 2022
me - old timey grandpa guitar, vocals, percussion, infinite hums, mixing/mastering/massaging
serendipitous chirps - birds in my back yard
dancing recorded from under the dance floor - my friend Nick (ty)

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Jeff Arata Austin, Texas

I play guitar, make music, & grow tomatoes 🦆

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