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CONUNDRUM
IT TOOK A REAL LONG TIME
TO GET SO FAR OUT
ON THE LIMB WE’RE ON
IN A BIG ENIGMA
AND THE BIGGER STIGMA
IS WE’RE ALREADY GONE
BUT HOW MUCH DIFFERENT CAN IT GO
WHEN THE PATIENTS RUN THE SHOW
AT THE ASYLUM?
IT’S GETTING HARD TO UNDERSTAND
PENT UP MOODS ACROSS THE LAND
IN OUR CONUNDRUM
DO WE REALLY NEED THE NEWS
BREAKING EVERY MINUTE EVERY DAY?
WHEN IT’S DRIVING MOST FOLKS NUTS
BUT THAT’S WHAT THE PUNDITS DO TO EARN THEIR PAY
THEY’LL OFFER NO SOLUTION
AT BEST IT’S WORD POLLUTION
WHERE I COME FROM
AND WHEN THE CHOICES DON’T SOUND GOOD
WE ARE LEFT TO KNOCK ON WOOD
IN OUR CONUNDRUM
AROUND AND ROUND IT GOES
WHERE IT STOPS
NOBODY KNOWS
CAN WE PULL IT ALL TOGETHER
RIGHT BEFORE THE CURTAINS CLOSE?
love it!! it even sounds good when I add a harmonica part to it……………
Hey MS,
Thanks kindly. That’ll be an E minor harmonica…it’ll give it that “When The Levee breaks” feel.
TS
Hey Tom,
I like this tune very much and the lyrics are very timely for all sides of the
political spectrum. I hope you can get this out to a wide audience.
Best,
Carl
Thomas,
Love your new tune. Sounds so good on my Harbinger speakers. I especially like the bass and percussion. Another perfect mix. And the lyrics………. so pertinent to present craziness. Who would have thought the world would be like this?
Well done Bro. I need to listen to this several more times. Has such a great groove.
Hey Carl,
It is a funny lyric. Lefties I know think it’s about the other side, and righties I know think it’s about the other side.
In this day and age of complete non-focus, that “wide audience” is quite elusive.
Thank you kindly for the comment.
Tom
Hey Carole,
I think “the times” have pretty much always been crazy (1943? 1968? 2008?). Thinking our times as crazier than others kinda builds our ego, and insults history…if anybody knows or cares about history.
We all know our tiny worlds is where all the love and hope have always resided.
Thank you,
Tom
Tom, Debbie and I listened to the song last night. We both liked it, but we weren’t sure about the lyrics. So we started to study them and we collected all the data that we could find on the matter, we scoured through the history books. At first even the data sets didn’t agree, but in the end once we fed it them into the computer and collated our conclusions we both agreed the lyrics were contemporary and fitting for our current conundrum. Thanks Tom!
Hey Sammy,
Julius Caesar reportedly said, “We’re always in this Conundrum!” (Latin for “pressure cooker”). Although, other reports claim it might have been Sid Caesar.
Thank you for the listen, dissection and comment.
Tombo
Mr. Tom,
Loved the song! I was riding home with it playing in my Murano loud!!! Again, I loved the song!!!!
Mr. Joe
Hey Mista Joe,
Danke, danke schon. Murano loud is almost like Boston Strong, right?
TS