The Picture - Lyrics - Jandek

Jandek is the musical project of Sterling Richard Smith, an outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 70 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information. Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, often using an open and unconventional chord structure. Jandek's music is unique, but the lyrics closely mirror the country blues and folk traditions of East Texas. The name "Jandek" is most commonly used to refer specifically to the mainâoften soleâperformer, rather than to the project.

I don't know how I move I tell my body to do things I find myself someplace Decisions and motions All in a dream I woke up And here I am How did I get here How did I make this world I thought it out and made a plan And the elements combined Presto â€" here's reality There's always a beginning and an end Even in between those times When motion moves me through the air Or was it just a thought How did I commandeer that event We all appear and then dissolve Like an image presentation Smile and talk and make conclusions Watch the world as we go by Say hello and drop a thought Verbalize and construct time It takes good will and thankfulness An annoying glancing piercing eye And solitude that just won't quit The moving rolling landscape lies All about the sides and front and back In a picture frame that's made for me