Commentary: I awoke this morning at 5:30 A.M. I awoke clear & bright & joyful, smiling from ear to ear & giving thanks to the Lord. I acknowledged that the Lord had woken me up, but then immediately embraced the lie that I'd only awoken to use the water closet. So, I used the W.C., climbed back into bed, & had the devil of a time getting up again two hours later, eventually oversleeping, which means I've been on the back foot ever since, trying to salvage the day. Serves me right to suffer thus, lazy, wicked servant that I am.
What has this to do with the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.? A line from "Maine" describes part of today's predicament: "Exhausted from oversleep." The rest is lyrical gold—"Gold, Jerry! Gold!"—useful for raising my spirits as I struggle to redeem the day.
"Relaxing on my hands & knees,
Relaxing on my face,
Reclining in the bear trap of its tender, warm embrace.
"Blessed with coniferous green,
Blessed with excitement & dread,
Exhausted from oversleep,
Awake but still in bed.
"Shaving razor's rusty but the sting brings you exactly back to—
"Maine is the world that went south!
Maine is a punch in the mouth!
Maine at the top of the chart
Has crushed my evil heart.
"Maine is the devil you know!
Maine is the heaven below!
Maine at the top of the chart
Has crushed my evil heart.
"I love you anyway (I love you anyway),
I promise there's no other state (there's no other state),
But only if you stay away (but only if you leave),
And leave me to my ugly state (me to my ugly state).
"And give me back my evil heart so I can see you as you aren't.
"Maine is the world that went south!
Maine is a punch in the mouth!
Maine at the top of the chart
Has crushed my evil heart.
"Maine is the poison you love!
Maine is the hell from above!
Maine at the top of the chart
Has crushed my evil heart."
No comments:
Post a Comment