Pneuma/Non-Commodity

Lyrics

PNEUMA/NON-COMMODITY

I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.

~ 'Self-Pity' by D. H. Lawrence.¹

Lyrics

This is a sweet thing. I never told you that. Non-commodity. The word ‘soul’ as originating from the Greek word ‘Pneuma’ P-N-E-U-M-A which means breath. Why don’t you come back? (Going down, doors closing.) The soul exists outside of the body after it dies. 26 degrees. (Going down, doors closing.) Non-commodity. Non-commodity. Non-commodity. Non-commodity. Non-commodity. Going down, doors closing). The word ‘soul’ as originating from the Greek word which means breath of life in the body where the soul exists outside of the body after it dies. Non-commodity. Non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non-non. The word soul as originating from the Greek word which means breath of life in the body where the soul exists outside of the body after it dies. Non-commodity, non-commodity, non-commodity, non-commodity.²  

1. Lawrence, D. H. (1994) “Self-pity” The complete poems. London: Penguin.

2. Talbot, S. L. (2023) “Pneuma/Non-Commodity”, from Space Junk (2023) [Digital album] Available at: https://samloutalbot.bandcamp.com/track/pneuma-non-commodity