Thursday, October 15, 2020

Riders on the Storm Redux


(highlighted portions mine to make the song seem not quite as disjointed)

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone, an actor out on loan
Riders on the storm

There's a killer on the road
You can call him let's say 'greed'
'hatred' or 'envy'
He goes by many names
If you give this man a ride, sweet sanity will fly
Killer on the road

Man, you gotta keep your calm
Man, you gotta keep your calm
Focus like a hawk
Sit-ups like a jock 😜
The world depends on you, your life will never end
Gotta keep your calm


PS: I've come round to the view that the disjointedness/vagueness of the original actually adds to the beauty of the song but I'll let this stay as an interesting creative writing exercise.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

As I Tweet

I tweet to you as I am
as I check the trends
You may block me for spam
or retweet to your friends

I may post a facetious comment
I'm just being a wag online
Don't be misled
I may get into an argument
But we're likely still aligned
outside that thread

('As I Am' Twitter edition)