STUDENT FINAL PROJECTS
Pyramid Scheme: By Tegan Miller 2025
Credits: Forrest--singing, playing guitar, at Forrest's house. The tune is "the age of consent" by New Order.
I don't have a name really--how about "Paintings".
It's from the point of view of someone old probably in the 1960's who doesn't like the new pop art styles and prefers the old stuff. But it seems at the end they have a change of heart, maybe because of a possible love interest.
I saw his painting a few days ago
I didn't like it thought he should know
his name was andy warhol
it doesn't make me think or feel
silly soup can big deal
(more of a pain than a painting)
But Theodora was a Byzantine
her feet floating like Selim's ceiling
you tell me how the gospels read
I know they were written with gold leaf
gold like the sun of Aztec creed
please don't sacrifice me
I've seen the bodies carved in stone
dripping clothes, contrapposto
I've seen King Menkaura and queen
but that's not all you should know
you're done with fighting like a boxer seated
your bronze is aging you look so defeated
but please Nike won't you pick up your shoe
you're making everyone feel like you do
I "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon"
where you could paint and I could be there too
You could wear white and I could wear blue
I'd give you my heart like Frida Kahlo.