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Know Where to Go Crazy

from Word by Mad Dog Friedman

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I’ve been here before,
where the rain cuts through like shards of glass
flattened like a mirror

drives me deep into the mouth of fog,
breath still

frozen, frosted with lacy flakes.
This is nowhere to go crazy. this is where

When I move again, I return to somewhere,

anywhere there is something. the hand opens

I’m done with that circle of tears
where dark fears fall from a lightning cracked sky.
to heal the pain

It’s over. The only way out is in. let go

There is nothing to say. It’s time to leave.
There’s nowhere to go, so I’m off.
fall through the light

It might as well be a picnic,
with this frayed tablecloth
I keep in my back pocket to blow my nose.
sears away the fears

There is nothing to take. A bleeding
wafer of heart between two loaves
of breath is all I need. a simple flame

I linger in the ghosted meadow.
My soul in its blue bottle
stirs the rocks to breathe. your ghost wicks up

I want only to blaze my own way, all the colors inside
to climb my high green hill
where each star shines alone.

Sure, I’ll miss the warmth of the crowd,
the hungry fire never feeds

the clap of strangers bumping into me, but
the broken music takes me now, ears stuffed into brain.
breathe and be taken in


No time to stay. No reason for more of the sane.
My screams fall like paper. I leave what is left
for another to write. no wind flickers flame


No desire for the ashes of this burning world.
My breath fogs my glasses.
In a dark way, I am filled with light.

heat that doesn’t burn

I am ready. I’ve had no sleep for weeks.
My eyes open from looking inward.
fall into the spiral of your own eyes

I have sharpened my teeth.
feast upon the rhythms of your heart

Inside, it never changes. Every way I turn
leads back. I awake ever closer to sleep.
you bleed a light so subtle
The edge of my dream cracks with beauty. i wish you could see

I wish I could take you. Here in the middle
of nowhere, there is so much to share.
you are

The silence shatters into light. here

It is a miracle just to be alive.

It is a miracle.

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from Word, released July 28, 2021

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Mad Dog Friedman | Mad Dog Blues | Peddlers of Joy Lafayette, Colorado

Mad Dog writes from the moment and sings from his heart. His influences include sources as divergent as William Butler Yeats & the delta blues. His songwriting is sincere, simple & often humorous. He has recorded many solo & collaborative projects featuring his spontaneous compositions on harmonica, Native American flute & Theremin. He is also the founder of Mad Dog Blues & The Astral Project. ... more

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