shattered
broken in pieces
lying around
pieces
of an identity
long lost
expectations
for this life
taken away
consumed
by the hunger
for growth
living
only to work
paying bills
shattered
broken in pieces
lying around
pieces
of an identity
long lost
expectations
for this life
taken away
consumed
by the hunger
for growth
living
only to work
paying bills
These lyrics have been written to the Michael Jackson song “Thriller”.
Its close to deadline
and something fishy’s lurking in the code
every time you run it
the computer only switches to sleep mode
you wanna sleep
but the stupid source doesn’t wanna let you
you hear a beep
as the screen dies right in front of you
now you’re due
cause this is a buggy, buggy program
and no one’s gonna see through the infinity of lines
you know it’s buggy, buggy sourcecode
you try to find your way through a beta, without hope
You feel your heart race
and realise the end is drawing near
covered with cold sweat
you wonder if you’ll ever see it clear
you try to think
and hope that bug isn’t in YOUR software
your cellphone rings
the display clearly shows your clients name
end of the game
cause it’s a buggy, useless program
there ain’t no debug-feature to help you through this time yeah
you know it’s buggy, buggy software
you’re beggin’ to your client to give you one more chance
Another one calls
and complains that he ain’t got a feature that
will print his screen
to a Canon eighteen fifty
(they’re popular)
now you gotta face war
they’re out to get you
there’s clients closing in, this will be gross
they will access your
bank account to compensate their loss
now’d be the time
for the alarm clock to ring like hell and wake you
but as you see
this is the harsh reality
you gonna bleed
cause you’ve wrote buggy, buggy programs
and everyone you know will try to avoid you from today (on)
buggy, buggy sources
no one wants to hear from you from now on, tomorrow, next year, forever ever more
cause you’ve wrote buggy, buggy programs
and everyone you know will try to avoid you from today (on)
buggy, buggy sources
no one wants to hear from you from now on, tomorrow, next year, forever ever more
Blueness falls across the screen
nothing worse has yet been seen
press the ‘any’-key now if you dare
feelings of loss then you will share
But no one’s gonna patch this up
’cause it’s a feature, not a bug
and trying to work with this awful shell
sure is one side of the MS hell
The foulest stench is in the air
the mainboard melts before your eyes
and stinky fumes from every slot
will let repairs work out not
And though the computer was brand new
a look at the inside shows
that all was new, but has fallen to
the curse of the Windows
Maniacal laughter
falling silently
covering everything in a white blanket
heralding more to come
— first snow of the year
untouched landscape
glistening in the sun
beckoning to play
— snowy landscape
sleeping
taking a long needed rest
regenerating
— regeneration
annoying
half of the day gone by
nothing accomplished
— frustration
we were dreamers
we could do anything
we were the center of the world
we grew up
we had to pay bills
we took up responsibilities
we lost our dreams
we left behind our freedom
we grew tired
we worked
we consumed
we died
nearly everyone makes them
most remember them
barely anyone keeps them
why do we make them?
when they are hardly remembered
and rarely kept?
are they an illusion?
a trick of the brain
to make us feel better?
the best resolutions are
those not made because
these are the only ones kept
singing a shrill song
lighting up the night
burning money
— firework
tormenting pets
costing me sleep
and you a finger
— firecracker
bang
getting a heart attack
needing new eardrums
— bystander
in cooperation with a rhyming snail

transcription:
reflections of the mind
the mind wandering
wandering through dark tunnels
dark tunnels leading nowhere
nowhere to be found
to be found in this life
in this life existing
existing in dreams
dreams forming a rainbow
a rainbow with a pot of gold
a pot of gold at the end
at the end to be able to see
to see reflections
reflections of the mind
…
With thanks to a rhyming snail for help with the infinity loop.
coming together
talking, laughing, having a good time
being present
— ideally
sitting in the corner
watching everyone enjoying themselves
feeling overwhelmed
— reality