The series I Can't Stay Long — Andrew Kent-Marvick

The Series I Can'T Stay Long (John FoXX)

Thirty-two abstract paintings provide visual "illustration" for each line from John Foxx's I Can't Stay Long, a 1978 setting from his classic collection, Systems of Romance.

I Can Feel the Turning of the Tide

Pulling Away the Night

Like a Sheet

From Over Me

In Summertime I Dissolve to a Beach

And Everywhere Seems to Be Just a Flicker on a Silent Screen

Because I, I Can't Stay Long (1)

Let the Sky Roll On (1)

Just a Flicker, and the Crowd Moves On

In Winter, Overcoats Close In

And the Snow Tastes of Tin

On the Steps of Any Station

I'd Like to Glide in the Long Green Light of a July Afternoon

Sliding Down a Vague Conversation

Because I, I Can't Stay Long (2)

When the Moment Comes

Just a Glance, and the Glancer's Gone (1)

Watch Closely

As a Man With a Hat

And a Girl With a Map

Synchronize With the Track

And They Go Away

I Need to Drift Through All the Walls

And Let the Scenery Dissolve

Into Some Other Life

Just a Glance, and the Glancer's Gone (2)

Because I, I Can't Stay Long (3)

Let the Sky Roll On (2)

Just a Glance, and the Glancer's Gone (3)

Because I, I Can't Stay Long (4)

I Dissolve

When the Right Time Comes, I Will Resign