by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I never want to rise again
Language: English
I never want to rise again Don’t shy away You are the smile behind my lips A passing thought – Awaken all my senses so I may rise Transposing into air Open your ways You’ve weakened my senses I wish it were – Read to me Of Macavity, “Hysteria,” and the “Whispers of Immortality” I’m holding T. S. Eliot I wish it were you
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Morning at the Window"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julia Adolphe (b. 1988), "I Wish it Were T. S. Eliot", 2009, first performed 2009 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-23
Line count: 13
Word count: 64