Issue 10.1 Fall 2014

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Artist Statement:

Daniel Cavi is a senior Arts Technology major at ISU. He has been studying the art of songwriting for about three and a half years, and has recently, under the influence of writers such as Walt Whitman and Edgar Allen Poe, begun to write poetry utilizing many of the techniques that he uses in writing songs. Cavi’s background in songwriting is apparent in his poetic work, which tends to be very fluid and simple, making strong use of simile and metaphor in an attempt to reveal new aspects of seemingly simple objects and ideas, and also to simplify complex ideas and situations. The most obvious difference between Cavi’s songs and poems lies in his attitude regarding composition as a vehicle for his message; his poems tend to be more adventurous in their use of rhyme scheme and stanza length, while his songs normally adhere to the structure of the music that they’ve been composed along with.

 

I’m No Jesus

Daniel Cavi

 

 

When the earth settles back to the ground,
When you’re all alone, outrun everyone,
When the days are long and the nights are longer,

 

When you’ve read through the Bible and seen how it ends,
And recognized my face,
I’ll be here,

 

But I’m no Jesus.

 

When the intermission’s over and the crowd files in,
When the morning bell dismisses the silence,
And the birds stand practicing at your window,
Summoning the light-
When you come back to your body,
I’ll be here,

 

But I’m no Jesus; I’ve got no prize
For busting it across the finish line,
But what I have I offer you.

 

Have you ever wanted gold, all the riches of the world,
And a jewel encrusted throne, high above the city?
Or a quiet little house in a quiet little town,
With a quiet little porch that overlooks the sea?

 

Well I’m no Jesus; I’ve got no prize
For busting it across the finish line,
But what I have I offer you,
What I have I offer you,
What I have I offer you.

 

 

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