Feb 2022 lyrics-only ss022722d superskirmish paralleluniverse
I thought I was going to do as many skirmishes as I could - and maybe that’s what happened; I ran out of steam yesterday. But here I am on Sunday morning and I attempted to work to this prompt. It’s a big sketchy bit I liked it. More of a light comedy ( sort of) sing with perhaps room for people to insert their own ideas - I’m really into developing a way of performance that includes the audience
NB whereas many of my lyrics are ‘finished’ this one is written with the idea that it would get fleshed out and altered as it was sung I know there’s some repetition and crappy rhymes etc
It’s a parallel ( parallel ) universe
I’m Checking out my parallel universe
It’s a version of this one - but a bit in reverse
It’s a place where I go and feel ok
I can get all blissed out I can stay all day
It’s a parallel parallel universe
It’s a …
I sometimes forget to check it out
When I’ve missed it I start to get stressed out
I’m admitting that this one is sometimes tough
Whereas there I always feel that I’ve got
enough
Here there is lack there is stress snd pain
Here there is suffering and toxic shame
Here I have qualms snd doubts and defeat
Here I have migraines and athletes feet
Yeah
Parallel parallel universe
It’s a place where it ‘all good’
And none of it hurts
It’s a place to check out
To be in your bubble ( that has probably been ruined now since COVID)
To be soft and protected
With no worries or trouble
Parallel
Parallel
Parallel
Parallel
Parallel
Parallel
Parallel
…
It’s a parallel parallel universe
A lot like this one but better not worse
I’ve kept some things like trees and cheetahs
In fact most of it that doesn’t defeat us
The main thing that’s gone is war and shit
No megalomaniacs snd no home for dicks
No whinging neighbours
- no tower blocks
No megacities no
- insert lines here !
No …
- no
Hunting big game
….
It’s a parallel parallel universe
Well the parallel ( parallel) universe
Is the opposite of cxx curse
It’s a result of my brain that can spin out create
Fantasy worlds where there’s love not hate ( work this enjoy the obvious rhymes)
As on this one it’s somewhere to go to to rest
When you feel in need of succour and you don’t feel your best
You can live in parallel in a universe made to fit
You are here and there ( I think) come to think of it
So here you can be tearing out your hair
Relatives snippy - partners affair
Heart full of grief, anguish snd woe
No one to talk to nowher to go
Things not in order things you lack
Like a job house or food or defence from attack
Or community friends something to cherish
Biut there you’re the biz and all is to relish
Spend an hour week or day where you walk tall
You’re king of this place you survey it all
You’ve made it and all is good you can smile
It’s born of your greatest inventiveness and it’s been worthwhile
Dream baby dream put the hours in invest
It is what it seems a place that’s your best
Your parallel universe is your pride
Xxx
There are ways that the parallel universe
Brings benefits snd consequences to relate in verse
To this earthy place that we call our home
The place with its difficulties the place xx.
But if I told you you wouldn’t agree
It’s the sort of thing you have to see
But fortunately there’s no limit- you can come
Come and join me then if you
@bandybum Mar 2022
Cool interpretation of the 'human' and the 'being' aspects of life as a parallel universe,
"When I’ve missed it I start to get stressed out" - yep, hearing that one loud and clear ;)