Feb 2022 acoustic guy-with-guitar
You know how a sitcom will have 25 minutes of ridiculous pratfalls and then 5 minutes of deadly serious earnestness?
What this is missing though, is a laugh track.
We’ve laughed at everything that’s going on
Life is absurd, but we know it’s wrong
So here’s a word to recognize the hurt
In the last five minutes of the episode
You’ve been emotionally beaten and battered
For comedic effect, but we’ll show we know that it mattered
We won’t turn our back, we’ll play it straight, and show respect
During the last five minutes of the episode
And next week, we’ll be back on track
This emotional turmoil may become a running gag
But for a few moments here, there won’t be a single laugh
No Laugh
The audience doesn’t register the time carefully spent
On these peaks and valleys for consistent entertainment
As we set up the rally of crisis for the next season finale
During the last five minutes of the episode
@timfatchen Mar 2022
Oh that cynical ending couplet, and here I was being led ever so cleverly into seriousness.! Interesting concept behind the song too. Yep, apply that laugh track!
@tunecat Mar 2022
Clever words that sound completely unforced. The topic is a unique one as is the actual content. I found this a pleasure to listen to thanks
@reboog711 Mar 2022
SIlly, yet thoughtful song, poignant message. I Was expecting something completely different until the end of the first verse. Great 'twist' style ending.