Read the following lyrics and pick a few details to make a simple composition of a few silhouettes of
objects in black and white (cut-out style, see example – try to leave room for the imagination by not
drawing everything in full)
Suzanne Vega's interpretation of a poem by Paul Éluard
By day give thanks
By night beware
Half the world in sweetness
The other in fear
When the darkness takes you
With her hand across your face
Don't give in too quickly
Find the things she's erased
Find the line
Find the shape
Through the grain
Find the outline
And things will tell you their name
The table
The guitar
The empty glass
All will blend together
When the daylight has passed
Find the line
Find the shape
Through the grain
Find the outline
And things will tell you their name
Now I watch you falling into sleep
Watch you fist uncurl against the sheet
Watch your lips fall open and your eyes dim
Blind
Faith
I would shelter you
And keep you in light
But I can only teach you night vision
Night vision
Night vision
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