Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 33-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Held
You’d be surprised alright
where you could be held
there
pinned in an updraft
back against the clouds
Holding sirens’ rage
on a tangle pain
you didn’t know was there
you didn’t know it was there
Gridwork set up for your wing on rise
to a place
where you will be held
back against the light
Hammer on, hammer on
towards never getting back
never getting back
hammer on
hammer on
“Held” from Dovetail (K, 1992) (download):
