Counting House
from New Mythologies by Emily Zisman
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I have had many love affairs in my life. One such love affair was so penetrating, it made me quite literally question my relationship to "God."
I then fixated on the concept of any woman's relationship with God and how that translates to her relationship with men and the masculine powers that be. It seems that the more extreme the devotion to "God," in any given society or community, the farther and farther she falls from his grace. Take Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Judaism, Mormonism, the Amish, Islam, etc.
I've always known that women and the feminine are the penultimate creators on planet earth. I also know that men are capable of just as much magic IF they are able to bend to the feminine within themselves or within their communities. But they insist that this is either the path to moral depravity at best or eternal damnation at worst. I don't understand the root of this fear.
Counting House is my exploration of this curiosity.
I then fixated on the concept of any woman's relationship with God and how that translates to her relationship with men and the masculine powers that be. It seems that the more extreme the devotion to "God," in any given society or community, the farther and farther she falls from his grace. Take Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Judaism, Mormonism, the Amish, Islam, etc.
I've always known that women and the feminine are the penultimate creators on planet earth. I also know that men are capable of just as much magic IF they are able to bend to the feminine within themselves or within their communities. But they insist that this is either the path to moral depravity at best or eternal damnation at worst. I don't understand the root of this fear.
Counting House is my exploration of this curiosity.
lyrics
The king is in his counting house
masturbating to his money
dreaming of the women he will buy
while I'm sitting at the kitchen table
comforting his wife
while she bemoans his impotence
and tries not to cry
The jester's in the brothel now
leering at the ladies as they
coyly lift their skirts above their knees
they've all cut out their hearts and they
keep them in a bucket
which the madam hands back to them when they leave
There is a place for love
when it's not in the heart
but there is a protocol
that's more often about
every man for himself
than it is all for one, one for all
not that that's all
that's just all we've ever known
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Ohh
I once met a man who was searching for himself
in the beds of all the women that he met
I thought that I could keep him when I took him for myself
but I wasn't what he wanted and I wonder if he's found it yet
and I want to climb the mountain too
and I want to sit with God
but I wasn't made in his image
so I sink into the sod
and the Goddess sighs and winks at me
and says "That is not for you"
but it pleases me, your company
Cause I thought I'd lost you too
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Ohh
I've read all the scriptures (read all the lines)
studied every line
searching for a story (searching for mine)
that's mine
There is a place for love
when it's not in the heart
but there is a protocol
that's more often about
every man for himself
than it is all for one, one for all
not that that's all
that's just all we've ever known
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Oh
masturbating to his money
dreaming of the women he will buy
while I'm sitting at the kitchen table
comforting his wife
while she bemoans his impotence
and tries not to cry
The jester's in the brothel now
leering at the ladies as they
coyly lift their skirts above their knees
they've all cut out their hearts and they
keep them in a bucket
which the madam hands back to them when they leave
There is a place for love
when it's not in the heart
but there is a protocol
that's more often about
every man for himself
than it is all for one, one for all
not that that's all
that's just all we've ever known
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Ohh
I once met a man who was searching for himself
in the beds of all the women that he met
I thought that I could keep him when I took him for myself
but I wasn't what he wanted and I wonder if he's found it yet
and I want to climb the mountain too
and I want to sit with God
but I wasn't made in his image
so I sink into the sod
and the Goddess sighs and winks at me
and says "That is not for you"
but it pleases me, your company
Cause I thought I'd lost you too
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Ohh
I've read all the scriptures (read all the lines)
studied every line
searching for a story (searching for mine)
that's mine
There is a place for love
when it's not in the heart
but there is a protocol
that's more often about
every man for himself
than it is all for one, one for all
not that that's all
that's just all we've ever known
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohhhh Oh
credits
from New Mythologies,
track released February 17, 2023
Acoustic Guitar and Vocals: Emily Zisman
Violin: Ryan Avery
Production: Kenny Schick at Basement 3 Productions
Acoustic Guitar and Vocals: Emily Zisman
Violin: Ryan Avery
Production: Kenny Schick at Basement 3 Productions
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Emily Zisman San Francisco
Emily Zisman is a talented singer songwriter born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since picking up the guitar at the tender age of eight Emily’s musical journey has taken her all over the world. She has graced the stages up and down both sides of the United States and has performed internationally at festivals in Europe. ... more
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