FAWM: "Statue of Limitations"

Statue of Limitations

1 day ago by @raspberry33

Skirmish: Statue of Limitations (@atornberg)

Statue of Limitations

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Liner Notes

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Lyrics

Some of the names are familiar Dates and places on the plinth below Statues immortalizing achievements Of no one I’d be likely to know

(chorus) I’m not destined to sail on the ocean Or to conquer far away nations If there’s ever a monument to me It will be a Statue of Limitations

(verse) No one will render me in marble Won’t even bother with feet of clay But I don’t care to be in the town square With pigeons hastening my decay

(bridge) I’ve got my own Statue of Limitations A brass handle for a singing voice Verdigris on every harmony Atop a horse of Hobson’s choice

(verse 3) I know dozens of impressive people Spending their time on important things They’ll never qualify for graven images Reserved for fools and kings

So, who commissions building statues? And decides who’s heroic man I’m happy to protect my integrity And polish it the best I can.

Chorus

Comments

@prsongsmith 1d

Love the way you took the "statue" part and ran with is. "A brass handle for a singing voice" is a fantastic line. Well done!

@marilisa 1d

I love these lyrics!! "Verdigris on every harmony" and "Won't even bother with feet of clay" were my favourite lines. Brilliant.

@jeremykazoo 1d

This lyric makes having your own statue seem like a pretty undesirable thing. But you get it right in the end, polishing your own integrity is better than being remembered through despicable means.

@raspberry33 1d

Thanks - that's definitely where I was going with this, though it took some time to get there! And I won't have to worry about my Performing Arts Center being closed to assuage someone's disappointment that no one is showing up for events!

@atornberg 1d

I love that I learned the words "plinth" and "verdigris" today. The song is great with plenty of interesting phrases and ideas here. I like that you are saying it doesn't pay to be memorialized in statue form. I kind of feel the same way. Nice work!