Born for the Stage

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Where every scene from every play Ever written flows seamlessly into Each other in no particular order ALL THE WORLD'S A MURDER MYSTERY Where everyone’s a probable suspect Including the investigating officers Playwrights and audience Yet we’re all sure we know whodunit ALL THE WORLD'S A COMEDY OR STAND-UP ACT Where everyone’s a dressed-down clown Even the straight man and the cast and crew And everyone plagiarizes the punch-lines ALL THE WORLD'S A PASSION PLAY Where everyone’s a martyr Even the judge and executioners And the messiah must be A flavour of the week superstar ALL THE WORLD'S A SOAP OPERA OR CRIME DRAMA Where the cast doesn’t realise They aren't wearing any clothing Even though they are seasoned And respected award winning actors And the show is being marketed as pornographic ALL THE WORLD'S AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY Where everyone’s the subject Director producer and crew As long as the camera is rolling And it’s rolling 24/7 ! ALL THE WORLD'S A REALITY SHOW Where everyone’s a drama queen Including the director producer and crew And the camera is always rolling Even when there’s no film in it And the props and stage are constantly being put-up and torn down all around them ALL THE WORLD'S A COMEDY/DRAMA Where nothing’s really that funny And the edginess is trite and melodramatic Like a cast of mimes in a Shakespearean play ALL THE WORLD'S A GAME SHOW Where everyone is the host Including the audience And there are no contestants Only models on a flashy stage.

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