Something Vile Instead

Lyrics by Stephen Wordsmith

The Very Very Very Angry Song

Once upon a time there lived a happy pile of sand
But the sand got very very very angry
Yes indeed
And the sand went acrimony black and turned into gunpowder
Hurling musket balls at men of above their station
Yes indeed
They threw a ball without an invitation

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And ain't it just the way with us
Whenever we see red
We turn from something beautiful
To something vile instead

Once upon a time there lived a happy pool of water
But the h20 got h2-oh-so-angry
Yes indeed
And it went all white with fuming and then turned to nitroglycerine
The pool of anger lit'rally exploding
Yes indeed
Its words and actions anything but nobel

CHORUS

Once upon a time there lived a calm and steady rockface
But the rocks began to roll about in anger
Yes indeed
And the meltdown that ensued cried out to all 'the floor is lava'
Sweeping all the children up within its game
Yes indeed
Its words and actions anything but tame

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BRUDGE
And don't we all prefer our dough
In calzone, not C4?
And would we rather have our air
Not manifest in gales?
And might the calm before the storm
Not have a storm to follow
To let us all enjoy the breeze
But live to tell the tales?

Once upon a time there lived a happy pile of atoms
Who were mainly positive in their demeanour
Yes indeed
But then somebody misspoke and they all wound up in a warhead
And our planet's never really been the same
Yes indeed
It's words and actions anything but tame

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