The Song of SkyLore Engine - Ron Perrone Sky Lore Engine is an epic poem written by Alex Wiener. Back in my late teens I hooked up with a couple of Alex's friends, Joel Seaman and Peter Prince, who were part of the north Jersey "beat" folk music scene and had put these 2 verses of the poem to music. It was kind of a madrigal, on accoustic guitars. The quality of the poetry stuck with me long after I lost track of those guys. Decades passed, and a just a few years ago, I decided to find Alex and see if it was OK to go ahead and publish my personal take on the song. He loved it and even sent me a copy of the book. Based on the melodies of Joel and Peter, I expanded the song into a quasi-electro-orchestral interpretion. Back to the list

Lyrics My name is Skylore Engine And I hitch-hike on the coat-tails of space I'm an earthling but not of volition I'm buried alive at Sky Bottom Where arrival and departure fuses In a ball of veins and bruises I seek enlightenment It happened that the sky breathed me out I was swallowed inthe glass of a void With my head dunked into sun and wind With music in my ears and the world in my eyes I recognized my mind as layer upon layer Realization of the sight of itself I Skylore Engine tell you a story Of who has unlocked the door of a tear from within You can unzipper the sky til you are blue in the face But leave God alone Let sleeping dogs lie Death is the only open house A frightful "come as you are" As you are My name is Skylore Engine And I hitch-hike on the coat-tails of space