Thursday, August 18, 2016

Overread at Booth 1: "Never Have a Clue"

MR, the Z&T's the poet-in-residence (residence, because we can never seem to kick him out of here!), sits at Booth 1, scribbling furiously while he listens to No Use for a Name's third album "Leche Con Carne!"

So, the lyrics that come forth from his frothing pen (as he takes only 5 minutes to pen them with aforementioned frothing pen) are meant to be set to an early 90s ska-punk rhythm:


Never Have a Clue

You really learn a lot about somebody
When you walk a mile in their shoes
You learn if they’ve got a thing for ska-punk
Or if they just listen to Delta blues

People cease to be a mystery
When you sleep a week in their house
Maybe they’ll be cool and let you crash
Or say “Who the hell are you now get out!”

Chorus:
You gotta get to know the people
Everyone who lives and works around you
But if you don’t ever want to shake their hand
That just means you’ll never have a clue

You’ll never know anyone around you
If you never take the time to say “HEY!
How you doing’ what’s your name?
Have you ever heard Candy Apple Grey?”

You really learn a lot about somebody
When you drill a peephole in their wall
Then you can watch them when they’re sleeping
To see if they snore a lot or not at all.

Chorus
This song’s about emotional intelligence
Otherwise known as “EQ”
And if you don’t try to get some, well
That just means you’ll never have a clue
That just means you’ll never have a clue
That just means you’ll never have a clue.




MR 2016-0818


and yes, all you aficionados out there will know that at that particular moment, MR was listening to "Soulmate" <= great song, by the way.

Inspiration comes in many forms.   - Source unknown
Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon


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