Didn't think I'd stick this out so long, but I figure once I get into a swing, I'll be spittin' them out. I've told other people that I'm doing this, which kinda' forces me to carry on. It's kind of a thrill, actually, and it's certainly good for my band to have a huge library of tunes. No idea how long I'll stick with it though... Maybe I'll set the charts for one month. Ripping off weekends, that's like... 22 songs, give or take.
The Land of the Lame
Every boy should have a mustache. And every girl should wear the shortest skirt for miles. Every macho man should talk trash. While every dame should learn the art of feminine wiles. ‘Cause in our world… You better find a group to fill. Or you might trip, and stumble into a society filled with the shrillest of highs, and the deepest of lows. In a city where dogs can fly, and the rivers go up. Where the people don’t spend their days in a rat race, But flat on their backs, Ditchin’ the sacks, Don’t bother to cover your tracks. ‘Cause in the land of geniality, Where the kids all run so free. But time stands still, as the highs get shrill, don’t expect an honest day’s work.
For in the land of society, There are petitioners like you and me. And we don’t know what our yelling brings. As we can’t get into the thick of things. And in our land of laws and rules, The children slave away at school. But they don’t know what a joy it is to escape to geniality.
And in the land of the free, Every day will be you and me. But please don’t be so naïve, Don’t you just go and believe. For in the land of the lazy, and this might sound crazy, But once that land’s trashed, resources are slashed, Every boy will have a mustache. So if you’re redundancy, Y’like to waste what you breathe, Well, it’s clear to me, You’re all ready for geniality.
This song is one of those "careful what you wish for" tunes... I actually really don't like it, but it has this very Belle & Sebastien uplifting feeling. I was probably listening to them before I wrote it... I can't listen to other tunes and write new melodies at the same time. It's too hard for me.
This song was inspired by cyber-vandalism... In fact, I believe that entire piece of music finds its roots in this picture.
(That would be a terrible picture of my guitarist. I drew a moustache on it.)
Toastbusters · Wed Jun 06, 2007 @ 12:05am · 1 Comments |