Pam Schwetz
GRUNGE
GRUNGE IS A SPONGE
THAT SOAKS YOU UP
OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND
WHATEVER IT IS
REMEMBER THIS
YOU GOTTA DIG THAT SOUND
YOUR MISSION
DIVINE INTERVENTION
MAKE THAT YOUR INTENTION
GIVE IT YOUR ATTENTION
BEYOND COMPREHENSION
TRUST YOUR INTUITION
MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION
SEE WHAT YOU ENVISION
THEN MAKE THAT YOUR MISSION
SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY THERE
CAN YOU HEAR THE MUSIC
IN YOUR HEAD
HOW YOU GONNA USE IT
TO PRETEND
TO WRITE A SONG
AS YOU SING ALONG
TO SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY THERE
LOST IN THOUGHT
ARE YOU FOR REAL
YOU'RE SO SURREAL
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL
CAN'T IMAGINE
WHERE TO BEGIN
TO LET YOU IN
ON THE SECRET
IT WOULDN'T BE ONE
IF I DID
WON'T TELL ANYONE
IT'S FORBIDDEN
IF IT'S WRITTEN
SO REGRESSING
KEEP YOU GUESSING
ALL THAT CHATTER
DOESN'T MATTER
REALIZE
IT'S THE VIBE
THAT SURVIVES
ARE YOU DEALING
WITH THE FEELING
ALWAYS CHANGING
LEAVES YOU HANGING
NOW YOU'RE CAUGHT
LOST IN THOUGHT
READING BETWEEN THE LINES
WONDERING WHAT YOU'LL FIND
A CAUTIONARY TALE
SO MANY ARE PRONE
TO DO AS THEY'RE TOLD
BUT LET IT BE KNOWN
IT'S BEST TO BE BOLD
SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH
BECOME A SLEUTH
DON'T HESITATE
INVESTIGATE
IT TAKES US AWHILE
TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES
WE ARE IN DENIAL
WHATEVER IT TAKES
WHEN PEOPLE SHARE
THEIR OWN NIGHTMARE
WE DO NOT DARE
GO OVER THERE
WE'D RATHER LEARN
ON OUR OWN TERMS
THAN THINK ABOUT
SOMETHING WE DOUBT
BEST TO BE CAUTIOUS
OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE
IT IS OBNOXIOUS
HOW MANY DECEIVE
DROWNING IN A SEA OF THOUGHT WAVES
TOOK A LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER
END UP DROWNING HOW'D I GET HERE
TOOK A SHORT WALK ON A LONG PIER
WONDERING WHAT I'M DOING HERE
THEN IMAGINE WENT FOR A SWIM
JUST ON A WHIM OUT ON A LIMB
OF A BIG OLD TREE BY THE SEA
DANGLING FREE THEN SUDDENLY
CAUGHT BY A WAVE THAT WAS ENRAGED
WHY DID I DARE TO DANGLE THERE
RIGHT IN ITS WAY I COULDN'T SAY
AND SO IT SPLASHED AND SLAPPED I CRASHED
I SWAM ABOUT BEGAN TO SHOUT
IT KNOCKED ME OUT WITHOUT A DOUBT
IT PUSHED ME BACK ONTO THE SHORE
I WOULDN'T MESS WITH WAVES NO MORE
DROWNING IN A SEA OF THOUGHT WAVES
WONDERING WHY IF IT BEHAVES
MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE SOME DAY
BUT FOR NOW DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY
YET I COMMIT IT TO THE PAGE
LIKE TAKING ORDERS FROM SOME SAGE
WHO SEEMS TO KNOW BETTER THAN I
SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE A REASON WHY
THIS TALE DOESN'T WANT TO END
IT'S MUCH LONGER THAN I INTEND
IT CAUSES ME TO APPREHEND
TO UNDERSTAND TO COMPREHEND
THAT EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO END
DROWNING IN A SEA OF THOUGHT WAVES
TOOK A LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER
END UP DROWNING HOW'D I GET HERE
TOOK A SHORT WALK ON A LONG PIER
WONDERING WHAT I'M DOING HERE
THEN IMAGINE WENT FOR A SWIM
JUST ON A WHIM OUT ON A LIMB
OF A BIG OLD TREE BY THE SEA
DANGLING FREE THEN SUDDENLY
CAUGHT BY A WAVE THAT WAS ENRAGED
WHY DID I DARE TO DANGLE THERE
RIGHT IN ITS WAY I COULDN'T SAY
AND SO IT SPLASHED AND SLAPPED I CRASHED
I SWAM ABOUT BEGAN TO SHOUT
IT KNOCKED ME OUT WITHOUT A DOUBT
IT PUSHED ME BACK ONTO THE SHORE
I WOULDN'T MESS WITH WAVES NO MORE
DROWNING IN A SEA OF THOUGHT WAVES
WONDERING WHY IF IT BEHAVES
MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE SOME DAY
BUT FOR NOW DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY
YET I COMMIT IT TO THE PAGE
LIKE TAKING ORDERS FROM SOME SAGE
WHO SEEMS TO KNOW BETTER THAN I
SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE A REASON WHY
THIS TALE DOESN'T WANT TO END
IT'S MUCH LONGER THAN I INTEND
IT CAUSES ME TO APPREHEND
TO UNDERSTAND TO COMPREHEND
THAT EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO END
HANGING ON A WORD
HANGING ON A WORD
JUST SOUNDS SO ABSURD
AND YET I'VE OBSERVED
THAT IT HAS OCCURRED
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU
A COMEDY OF ERRORS
WITH DRAMATIC FLARES
NOTHING CAN PREPARE US
IF WE DARE WHO CARES
SOME THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN
SOME PLAN EVERYTHING OUT
WITH NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
TO EACH HIS OWN
THAT'S HOW IT GOES
NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT TO SUPPOSE
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU
IS WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
DON'T LET ANYONE SAY
WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR PLAY
IF ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE
THEN PLAY YOUR PART
WHATEVER'S ON THE PAGE
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART