A to B
for two voices and live electronics (2024)
Premiere: June 4, 2024
KM28, Berlin, Germany
performed by Evelyn Saylor & Dina Maccabee
Further performances: Sept. 22, 2024, Seanaps Festival, Westflügel, Leipzig, DE
A to B
words and music by Evelyn Saylor
lyrics:
I’m just trying to get from A to B.
It’s not easy to relax when you know you’re being watched.
A strange situation. Don’t be weird. Can we take a breath? Maybe take a couple steps back? Or close your eyes. Or turn around. Pay no mind. Talk amongst yourselves.
I don’t know what you had in mind.
I don’t know what you expected to find.
I don’t know if we are aligned.
I don’t know how I am being defined.
This felt better earlier but then again I was alone. I thought this would be easy. What did I know? Don’t be weird.
This seemed like a good idea at the time. Should I go to bed?
This was supposed to be fun. Just trying to get from A to B.
I don’t know what I had in mind.
I don’t know what I expected to find.
I don’t know. Feel a bit resigned.
I don’t know how to get out of this bind.
Take a breath. Close my eyes. Take a few steps back.
Take a breath. A few steps back. Close my eyes and pay no mind.
For now just try to brush it off. Pay no mind.
It’s a necessary discomfort. Comes with the territory.
I may dread it. I won’t regret it when it’s behind me. Just try to brush it off.
And you: Get off my back. I’m out on a limb. Why don’t you try wearing my shoes? Could be fun.
This sounds like a you problem. You are missing out.
You don’t know. Stop being unkind.
You don’t know. Won’t let myself be undermined.
I don’t owe you my peace of mind.
We could grow. Leave fears and worries behind.
You do you, I’ll do me.
We’re all just trying to get from A to B.
Trust me.
I should know.
We could grow.
Show Flow Grow
Take a breath. Close your eyes. Take a few steps back.
Brush it off. Pay no mind. This will all be fine.
We’re all trying to get from A to B.
Evelyn Saylor 