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July 20, 2005

Five on the fifth - dead engine

[ed- FIVE ON THE FIFTH is being released under a Creative Commons License. You can use it under the CC guidelines which you can find by clicking the CC badge below. This was made to be a song and I encourage you to think of it as such (a shell half-empty waiting for a musical narrative to join the bones). Underwave, a local band, will release a version using the lyric and the song will be made available via Timeline. Think of it as a Byrd's tune of sorts... you get the pitch, smartass. - lck]

Easy on the eyes drops a rookie card
flat on the counter, table three of seven,
relax in his seat Mary reaches fourteenth
whispers naked astronomy with a five on the fifth.

The Pink and the Blue are tied with their counters,
Harry skips the die and places in the casual,
the loser runs out, plays the Mary Chip card,
the Pink and the Blue reveal self-esteem.

Cheer your opponents with a five on the fifth.
Nowhere to go with a five on the fifth.

She bookmarks the day upon a heart-full of gold,
the meanest goes empty handed at all
against the edge of the desert standing the challenge
an island card and the Polar Beer can.

The rookie plays Winter and Spring
forecasts an order and jumps on the die,
moves further back on a vodka martini,
shuffle the race with a generous smile.

Cheer your opponents with a five on the fifth.
Nowhere to go with a five on the fifth.

Easy on the eyes drops a rookie card
the back and the faster right by the yard
The Pink and the Blue on table twelve chatting,
cheating in a corner and kiss a five on the fifth.

I get stuck in the narrow,
run out of cards,
cross the line but three rounds win a stop thief face,
walk over eleven on a different flight.

Cheer your opponents with a five on the fifth.
Nowhere to go with a five on the fifth.

Is George’s turn, lands on a place,
parachute fighter down from a tree,
banana split and rum is all I can see
passes the square and starts chasing me.

Loose romance rookie
thru the black empty windows
for me and them and the gaming boards nuts,
transporters and factories just minutes to go.

Cheer your opponents with a five on the fifth. [4]
Nowhere to go with a five on the fifth. [4]

Posted by lck at July 20, 2005 07:21 PM