Video summary
The video features a performance by Tessio, a finalist in the Local Hero competition, who delivers a raw and emotionally charged piece centered on themes of intoxication, memory, and personal agency. The performer begins by recounting a chaotic night where he was so drunk that he could not distinguish between reality and his own tears, creating a disorienting narrative where he insists he was not crying despite the evidence suggesting otherwise. This confusion between emotional states and physical actions sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how one's identity is shaped by their choices and the environments they inhabit, particularly when those environments are marked by excess and loss of control.
Throughout the piece, the artist repeatedly chants phrases about taking something off a wall and hanging it on his bike, using this action as a metaphor for reclaiming ownership over his life and possessions. He contrasts his current state with that of a "tax man" who was also drunk but retained enough clarity to see, highlighting a spectrum of impairment where even the most intoxicated individuals retain some form of perception. The lyrics suggest a desire to move away from static places like walls or beds and instead associate these items with mobility and freedom, symbolized by the bike, which represents a path forward rather than a place to be stuck.
The performance builds toward a conclusion where the speaker asserts his newfound freedom, declaring that he is open any night and can choose where to hang his belongings based on his own whims rather than external expectations. He invites the audience or an unseen listener to decide where to place these items, offering options like hanging them on a bed or leaving them in the wild, ultimately emphasizing his autonomy. The piece ends with a sense of release and gratitude, thanking the audience for listening to this honest account of struggle and eventual liberation from the constraints of past behaviors and societal judgments.
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well where was I at
10:15 on Sunday night I was fast asleep
I was out like a I fighting in the
street but I swear I wasn't crying I
swear I wasn't
crying I left with her she left with me
I promise you sir I so drunk I couldn't
see the blood glue sh my eyelids without
me even though
and I swear I wish in crying I swear I
wish in
crying take it out the
W hang it on my
bike it's going to be
S when everything
is I take it off the
while hang it on my
bik it's going to be sh down when
everything
is when everything
is they said I missing well I only got
one day so please sir won't you listen
what I'm about to say I'm not someone
who's violent but I did get in a fight
and I'd like to remain
cuz I not
that cry why would I be
cry I had the nurse who s me to bed I
left for good don't keep that in my head
my tax man was drunk but not drunk as me
my tax man he but at least he still
could see that doesn't mean I was crying
though why would I be crying
take it out the
wild hang it on my
bike it's going to
be when everything
is I take it off the
wall H it on my
bike it's going to be s f when
everything is Bri
when everything
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is take it in and take it at I told you
once before but but I can take it back
and we can hanging on my door take it
off and pretty back I had to say it
twice but I can do it honey I'm free any
night open this and open that I rather
keep it Clos I could use an answer with
anybody knows hang it here and hang it
there I'll hang it where I like if you
make up your mind then you can hang it
on my bed you can hang it on my bed hang
it on my bed you can hang it on my bed
hang it on my bed you can hang it on my
bed hang it on my bed you can hang it on
my bed hang it on my it on
my I told
you
I my
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T my
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thank you very much Che