N_ig_htwriter

Reprinted from Songworm 1

Parody of “Nightcrawler”, words by Mercedes Lackey , music by Julia Ecklar

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Parody lyrics ©1988-01-29 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

Am Some

thing lingers in the ear,

Called up by a

Dm sso

ciation.

Am Some

thing rings out

Dm loud

and

E clear

,

Dm Not

the way it

E first

was heard.

Am Music

festers in the mind,

Changes theme and

Dm change

s lyrics,

Am And

its author

Dm now

would

E find

Dm It

has

E grown

foul

Am and

E ab

Am surd

.

Pen assaults the virgin page:
Rhyme and syntax locked in struggle.
Twisted talents now engage
In the rape of something sweet.

Now it moves like one gone mad,
Molds and mocks and scribes and scribbles;
’Til within the cluttered pad,
Something takes form on the sheet.

Dm Some

thing new is

Am born

this night,

Dm Born

of shameless,

Am ill-

bred

E hum

or,

Am By

one fond of

Dm mak

ing

E light

Dm Of

another’s

E mast

erpiece.

Dm Volu

me no one

Am can

outdo,

Dm For

it feeds on

E oth

ers’ brilliance.

Am Lyri

cists can

Dm onl

y

E stew

Dm As

they

E watch

the

Am slime

E in

Am crease

.

So it passes through the years,
Growing staid and well-established 
’Til it reaches younger ears,
Feeding on its every word.

Something lingers in the ear, 
Called up by association. 
Something rings out loud and clear,
Not the way it first was heard.