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"Harry's Circumcision"
(reading from his first book of poetry
"Between Thought And Expression: Selected Lyrics Of Lou Reed")
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12" single "What's Good"
(Lou Reed, 1992)

CDEP "What's Good"
(Lou Reed, 1992)

CDEP "Power And Glory"
(Lou Reed, 1992)

written by Lou Reed

* poetry reading (no instrument)
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        Looking in the mirror
        Harry didn't like what he saw
        The cheeks of his mother
        The eyes of his father
        As each day crashed around him the future stood revealed
        He was turning into his parents

        The final disappointment

        Stepping out of the shower
        Harry stared at himself
        His hairline receding, the slight overbite

        He picked up the razor to begin his shaving and thought

        Oh
        I wish I was different

        I wish I was stronger
        I wish I was thinner
        I wish I didn't have this nose
        these ears that stick out remind me of my father

        And I don't want to be reminded at all

        The final disappointment

        Harry looked in the mirror thinking of Vincent van Gogh

        And with a quick swipe
        Lopped off his nose

        And happy with that
        He made a slice where his chin was
        He'd always wanted a dimple

        The end of all illusion

        Then peering down straight between his legs
        Harry thought of the range of possibilities

        A new face, a new life, no memories of the past
        and slit his throat from ear to ear

        Harry woke up with a cough, the stitches made him wince
        A doctor smiled at him from somewhere across the room

        Son
        We saved your life, but you'll never look the same

        And when he heard that
        Harry had to laugh

        And when he heard that
        Harry had to laugh

        Although it hurt
        Harry had to laugh

        The final disappointment







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"Harry's Circumcision - Reverie Gone Astray"
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album _Magic And Loss_
(Lou Reed, 1992)

written by Lou Reed
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        Looking in the mirror
        Harry didn't like what he saw
        The cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his father
        As each day crashed around him
        the future stood revealed
        He was turning into his parents
        The final disappointment

        Stepping out of the shower
        Harry stared at himself
        His hairline receding, the slight overbite
        He picked up the razor to begin his shaving and thought
        Oh, I wish I was different

        I wish I was stronger
        I wish I was thinner
        I wish I didn't have this nose
        These ears that stick out remind me of my father
        and I don't want to be reminded at all
        The final disappointment

        Harry looked in the mirror thinking of Vincent van Gogh
        and with a quick swipe lopped off his nose
        And happy with that he made a slice where his chin was
        He'd always wanted a dimple
        The end of all illusion
        Then peering down straight between his legs
        Harry thought of the range of possibilities
        A new face, a new life, no memories of the past
        and slit his throat from ear to ear

        Harry woke up with a cough
        the stitches made him wince
        A doctor smiled at him from
        somewhere across the room
        Son, we saved your life
        but you'll never look the same
        And when he heard that
        Harry had to laugh
        And when he heard that
        Harry had to laugh
        Although it hurt Harry had to laugh
        The final disappointment



intro   {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{D}{G}{G/A}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{A}{G}{D}

        {D}{D}{G}{G}     (Looking in the mirror ...)
        {D}{D}{G}{G/A}   (The cheeks of his mother ...)
        {D}{D}{G}{G}     (The final disappointment)
        {D}{A}{G}{D}

        ....

guitar  {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{D}{G}{G/A}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{A}{G}{D}

coda    {D}{D}{G}{G}     (Harry woke up with a cough ...)
        {D}{D}{G}{G/A}   (A doctor smiled at him from ...)
        {D}{D}{G}{G}     (Son, we saved your life ...)
        {D}{A}{D}{G}     (And when he heard that ...)
        {D}{A}{G}{D...   (Although it hurt Harry had to laugh ...)




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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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