Sunday, November 17, 2024

Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds

 Little boxes on the hillside

Little boxes made of ticky tackyLittle boxes on the hillsideLittle boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink oneAnd a blue one and a yellow oneAnd they're all made out of ticky tackyAnd they all look just the same
And the people in the housesAll went to the universityWhere they were put in boxesAnd they came out all the same
And there's doctors and lawyersAnd business executivesAnd they're all made out of ticky tackyAnd they all look just the same
And they all play on the golf courseAnd drink their martinis dryAnd they all have pretty childrenAnd the children go to school
And the children go to summer campAnd then to the universityWhere they are put in boxesAnd they come out all the same
And the boys go into businessAnd marry and raise a familyIn boxes made of ticky tackyAnd they all look just the same
There's a pink one and a green oneAnd a blue one and a yellow oneAnd they're all made out of ticky tackyAnd they all look just the same

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

No Children by The Mountain Goats

 I hope that our few remaining friends

Give up on trying to save usI hope we come up with a fail-safe plotTo piss off the dumb few that forgave us
I hope the fences we mendedFall down beneath their own weightAnd I hope we hang on past the last exitI hope it's already too late
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from hereSomeday burns downAnd I hope the rising black smoke carries me far awayAnd I never come back to this town again
In my life, I hope I lieAnd tell everyone you were a good wifeAnd I hope you dieI hope we both die
I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrowI hope it bleeds all day longOur friends say it's darkest before the sun risesWe're pretty sure they're all wrong
I hope it stays dark foreverI hope the worst isn't overAnd I hope you blink before I doI hope I never get sober
And I hope when you think of me years down the lineYou can't find one good thing to sayAnd I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk outYou'd stay the hell out of my way
I am drowningThere is no sign of landYou are coming down with meHand in unlovable handAnd I hope you dieI hope we both die