Time freezes
lists are forming
deep in this abyss
    of shattered notes
and misinterpreted rhythms
the tones are all wrong
the strings being twisted
    around the wrong octave
forcing you into a cave
    of violent vibrations
with the beat off track
this isn’t how it’s supposed to be
this isn’t how it’s supposed to be
the lyrics are forming
    the wrong rhymes
the songs aren’t being
    sung on time
the individual beauty of sound
has been combined
    into a mess of just noise
being produced
    on the wrong records
being shipped
    to the wrong record stores
when it should be here with me
it should be here with me.

                       d.s