Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Devastating occurrence at 10:30pm

I went to the library today, picked up a few books. One of which, "Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes" I was enjoying before bed. Actually as you might guess, it was putting me to sleep. I was reading about the Great Rift Valley in Africa...

"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti" it struck. People at the old office can attest to this common infectious, debilitating, lingering event. Typically it starts with a few bars hummed in my mind then out loud as I mimic the synthesizer. " I hear the drums echoing in the night" the onslaught is swift, cold sweats begin. "There is nothing a hundred men or more could do" resistance at this point is futile, I'd have better luck turning down an Italian Store Capri. I turn on my computer looking for relief, "hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies" to get it off my mind. "I seek to cure whats deep inside, frightened of this thing that Ive become" there is only one hope now. I know of only one cure, an old friend, YouTube, " he turned to me as if to say, hurry boy, its waiting there for you"...

Here I am now, 11pm, listening to equally infectious music, devastating. Thank god for Men at Work...Curse the Safety Dance.

Also of note, apparently the lyrics go "I bless the rains", not "I miss the rains"

6 comments:

  1. "Hold the Line" is another classic TOTO song to add to your late night music list

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  2. :love isnt always on time, hold the line..." Oh its on the list

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  3. "All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see you eyes"

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  5. I thought Safety Dance was Men with Hats.

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  6. Safety Dance is Men with Hats. They suck. Men at Work on the other hand, they rock.

    Conner, I "see you eyes"

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