Just an Experiment ....

One of the reasons I love Rock n Roll is the blunt ‘In your face’ attitude reflected in the formation of lyrics.

I am trying to formulate a quiz based on Legendry Rock Band‘s lyrics. And while I am at it, this funny idea hit me.
To write a poem where every alternate line is taken from some legendry Rocker....
And I ended up with what’s below.
Mind you, it very very difficult to do this.... I had to cut my favorite lines just so that the poem made some sense...
And Of course, I had to go through loads n loads of lyrics...

Well, it might not make much sense; I’ve just tried to do something new over here...
Maybe I could have done a better job had I given it more time, but frankly, I got fed up.

In fact, Rock fans reading it can take a quiz themselves over here!!!
Well, the first and third line of each paragraph in from some song.
Simple. Identify it, as far as you can......

Search for the light

Do my dirty work, scapegoat
I’ve got you by your throat
Sharin' hopes and fears
The Ego always hears

Just another brick in the wall
Taking a stroll through the mall
Sleep with one eye open
Waiting to cash your token

She pushed food through the door
For her, another daily chore
Now there's a look in your eyes
Mirroring, those true lies

Well, she's fashionably lean
The eyesore of your dream
Another flashing chance at bliss
But you again give it a miss

Oh, don't ask why
Forget their hue and cry
You know that it would be untrue
But that’s the picture you yourself drew

The day the music died
To yourself you again lied
You know the day destroys the night
And still you search for the light

The song lines and their source is as follows:

Do my dirty work, scapegoat - Sad but true (Metallica)
Sharin' hopes and fears - Poor tom (Led Zeppelin)
Just another brick in the wall – Another brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)
Sleep with one eye open – Enter Sadman (Metallica)
Oh, don't ask why - Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (The Doors)
You know that it would be untrue - Light My Fire (The Doors)
She pushed food through the door - Bleach (Nirvana)
Now there's a look in your eyes - Shine on you crazy diamond (Pink Floyd)
Well, she's fashionably lean - Twentieth Century Fox (The Doors)
Another flashing chance at bliss - The Crystal Ship (The Doors)
The day the music died – American Pie (Don MacLean)
You know the day destroys the night - Break on through (The Doors)

The inaugaral lines from the movie "Fight Club" (1999)

We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra.

We are all part of the same compost heap.

Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic.

Its Only Words.....

I've studied English ever since I recall being born. English is very complex language. Agreed on that. All I want to write about here is the usage of certain other words. These words mean something else, but are used in a somewhat different manner. There is an underlying connotation associated with each of them. Something similar to how the words like FUCK and SEXY are used almost anywhere, and aren't even regarded as offensive.... The semantics can weave cobwebs in the mind of anyone.

ADMIRE
verb (used with object) to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
But when applied to a person by another, like "I admire him/her", it gives a negative feel which sound like "Wow, I wish I could be him/her, or I wish I could do what he/she did, but I know I can't". It sounds like the person saying this is not at all aiming to be like him/her, but has already dropped guard acknowledging his/her mediocrity.It would be better to appreciate, or respect the personality/deed of someone else, rather than admiring it.

POOR
adjective - having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.
Again, it carries a negative feeling. The trouble is that if one is called poor, it sounds like he/she is damned to remain poor forever, there is no chance of his/her rise ever again. Most of the places where poor is used would communicate the condition better if the word "broke" was used. Being broke is temporary, but being poor sounds eternal.

COMPROMISE
noun - a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
verb - (used with object) - to settle by a compromise.
verb - (used without object) - to make a compromise or compromises
This word is also misused a lot. This should be used in case of an agreement when everything is final, when both sides have taken a step back to reach consensus. Rather, people use it even at intermediate stages, or when the negotiations are going on, or when the arrangement is temporary. A proper word for such a situation is adjustment.

And then the most puzzling of all....SUCCESS. Aah, to hell with it. Its such boring topic that I am lost for words....Maybe a separate blog for this one....