| Parody: A Riff is a Terrible Thing to Waste | |
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Vin 03:45 am UTC 08/09/10 |
| If you listen to it right you’ll think you’ve heard this song before Might even think, “He wrote it once, he shouldn’t write it anymore” But if you listen to it twice then you will know this much is true That piano part you’re hearing’s in the key of déjà vu So many songs in this life that nobody will hear It wasn’t a single Not even a b-side So many stanzas are lost that he slaved over for years “Why shouldn’t I use it? Why shouldn’t I use it once more?” The most powerful chords you’ll ever know Are chords that you heard twenty years ago The most resonant words on this tape I play Were written long ago and far away The music sounds so familiar Its just these lyrics that are brand spankin’ new I’m telling you I’m telling you A riff is a terrible thing to waste A riff is a terrible thing to waste But some people just can’t let go A riff is a terrible thing to waste A riff is a terrible thing to waste And some of these songs have melodies that you already know There’s a chorus coming up and you’ve already gotten a taste It goes something like this And a riff is a terrible thing to waste Adjust the treble and the bass if you don’t believe your ears But that haunting closing coda, its been closing songs for years I wanna show you this line, although you’ve seen it anyhow But its never been as sung as it is right now Its never been as sung as it is right now! So many critics will write that your songs are a bore They’re too bombastic They’re self-indulgent So many nay-sayers talking that you’ve got to ignore Piss on the bastards Fuck them all sideways right now! The most powerful chords you’ll ever know Are chords that you heard twenty years ago The most resonant words on this tape I play Were written long ago and far away The lyrics might be in German But the music’s stuff that you’ve heard before And what for? And what for, and what for? A riff is a terrible thing to waste A riff is a terrible thing to waste But nobody wants to say so A riff is a terrible thing to waste A riff is a terrible thing to waste And one of these nights you’ll hear a memory playing on the radio There’s a hoagie waiting for you and you’ve already taken a bite There’s just so many ways, to tell the kids to seize the night Dance remixes and top-forty charts The music begins to unwind So busy with this Greta Garbo project Jeff Bova’s out of his fucking mind There’s a dance remix on the top-forty charts Casey Kasem says it’s good as can be Sometimes the gods demand sacrifices So he took the axe to “Two Out of Three” There’s a big Chinese buffet and you’ve already cleaned off three plates God speed the crab rangoons And a riff is a terrible thing to waste | |
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