by Nick Drake (b. 1961)
Static
Language: English
When you pulled the t-shirt over your stooped head I heard the crackle of static and imagined the soft, invisible fur of charged atmosphere over the TV's translucent imagery Lights out, my blind and all believing hands discover the ghost of a smile on your invisible face, here you are in your skin, shocking against mine.
Text Authorship:
- by Nick Drake (b. 1961), Bloodaxe books [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Tansy Davies (b. 1973), "Static", 2009, copyright © 2011 [ tenor and piano ], Faber [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-08
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