Friday, October 9, 2009

skinning shel silverstein

WHEN I BUY A NEW PACK OF CIGARETTES, IT'S LIKE TELLING MY LUNGS
"YOU SNEAKY SMART MORONS, I'LL GET YOU"
AND THEN I DO AND THEY GET MAD AND YELL PHLEGM AT ME
AW SHIT I'M TOAST
MY MOM'S GONNA BE SO MAD
I'M GONNA BE SO NOT
I DESERVE THIS
I DESERVE LOTS OF THINGS, LIKE A SWEET JOB AND A NEW CAR AND A HOT GIRLFRIEND AND CANCER
WHEN I'M REINCARNATED I WANT MY LIFE TO BE A REMIX OF THIS ONE
OR MAYBE A MASHUP WITH YOURS
I WANT TO MASH UP WITH YOU
OH OH OH THUNDER ROAD
OH THUNDER ROAD
OH THUNDER ROAD

3 comments:

  1. Yell phlegm is great.

    By the way, Dan Bailey, phlegm is another word that looks/sounds badass but signifies something that isn't.

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  2. btw this post was to dan bailey

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  3. i like the remix line and ending it as a springsteen cover poem

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