once again redux:

once again, it just wasn't enough /
comin' up short while running through bluffs /
forget the paper cuts, please stab knives up in guts /
it's time for everybody to remove the kid gloves /
let it spar, we need black eyes and scars /
to remember the price of the wars /
let's gripe and deplore, pay the price we ignore /
forget smooth, give me diced to the core /
i'm saying maybe i need that kick in the ass /
to pick up the math and pick up the trash /
burn it all to ash and then spit out the mass /
look at the sky, the world's still spinnin' as fast /
everyone's approaching, taking their measurements /
calm tones, trying to broker some settlement /
i'll just settle in to taking the medicine /
and watch you gracefully dance around elephants /
stop the peddling, dispense with cloaks
stop trying to please with senseless hope /
don't let me down easy, gentle, no /
baby, come here and slit. my. throat. /



i can't decide whether i should cut 4 bars so it's the standard 16, add 4 so it's 24, or just leave it at 20. but i'm pretty sure i might actually be able to finish this song finally. after so many years. as long as i can make a beat that is acceptable. that's the big if.

posted by adam @ 4:34 PM