Intermission

These mackerels are holy
A life gets full suddenly
Nuthin' turns to everythin'
And I ain't been around

To yap at yese read these
Missives, none been new--
Apologies and soon, I'll come
Up for air to please
Sounds like song lyrics, so I'll turn it over to the ultra-talented gang I've been listening to the most these whirlwind days:

When you're standing on the side of a hill
Feelin' like your diss-me be done
Here it comes, the strawberry smoke
Chasin' away the sun
Don't let those precious moments fool ya
Happiness is getting you down
A rainbow never smiles or blinks
It's just a candy-colored frown

You were goin' on at half-past seven
Now it's goin' on a quarter to nine
All the angels want to know
Are you lost or treading water?
And you're goin' on your fifteenth bender
But you've only got a matter of time
Yes, we've all got seeds to sow
Not everyone's got lambs to slaughter

When the night wind starts to turn
Into the ocean breeze
And the dew drops sting and burn
Like angry honey bees
That is when you'll hear the song
Falling from the sky
Woah-oh-oh
Happy yesterday to all
We were born to die

Sometimes you're filled with the notion
The afterlife's a moment away
You wanna tell someone the way that you feel
But then you ain't got nothing to say
You fight for freedom from devotion
A battle that'll always begin
With somebody givin' you a piece of advice:
By the way, you're living in sin

Now there's never gonna be an intermission
But there'll always be a closing night
Never entertain those visions
Lest you may have packed your baggage
First impressions are cheap auditions
Situations are long goodbyes
Truth so often living dormant
Good luck walks and bulls**t flies and--

When the headlights guide your way
You know the place is right
When the treetops sing and sway
Don't go to sleep tonight
That is when you'll see the sign
Luminous and high:
Woah-oh-oh
Tomorrow's not what it used to be
We were born to die

Woah-oh-oh
Happy yesterday to all
We were born to die