CATCH 22
They say the greater part of valour
Is discretion
While possession is nine tenths
Of the law
And though the score may be settled
At your leisure
They'll take the pleasure all the same
And what is more...
Like a cat with nine whole lifetimes
To enjoy
They'll employ your services
Time after time
They're well aware that they're exploiting
Your emotions
But your devotion is a weakness
Not a crime...
And by the time you realise
You have a voice
You'll know your choice of silence
Was your fatal flaw
So you'll ignore the urge to run
From their circus
Because escape is not an option
Anymore...
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A
Love the way this sings along - more, crime, anymore.
ReplyDeleteMy Day Twenty-Six
Thanks Andy :)
ReplyDeleteCool read and effective use of similar sounds to assist the flow.
ReplyDeleteWith a zinger at the end
ReplyDeleteThanks Briarcat :)
DeleteSometimes the pitch is a siren's song, and although afterward you can't quite remember how it happened, you know you've been had.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/
So much fun, in so many ways. The content, the word choice, the idea [therefore the structure], and the rhyme entertained me thoroughly.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten to the point where (with the help of the caller ID service) and a peep hole in the door that I encounter less sales pitches than ever before.
ReplyDeleteAlmost as bad as those sales clerks in department stores or little shop stands at the malls where you are spritzed first and then verbally assaulted. I take a wide berth and avoid eye contact.
Nice one Jules :)
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