Sljslj

Okay... I got busy and ended up giving y'all an extra 36 hours or so. I'm sorry that everyone wasn't able to vote, but we gotta get going on the next round.

Here's the final scores for Jan:

TheNiceGuy 7/10
Atrocious 6.5/10
SljSlj 7.5/10

Cool, I win... thanks, guys. And TheNiceGuy is the runner-up. Btw the votes for Mcrfobes914 and ParadoxQ didn't count because they themselves didn't vote.

Okay let's waste no time getting round 2 rolling. Good luck, everyone.

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Sljslj

My entry for this month is a poem based on a book I'm reading, 11/22/63, by Stephen King. It might not make sense to most people, but I still like it.

YELLOW/BLACK CARD MAN

The past harmonizes
And we call it coincidence
But the past ties us
Down, down
And these things presented to us choices
Aren't really choices at all

The yellow card man
Just a drunkard, man
But when he sees through time's game
The card turns black
And you don't see that he and you
That he and you are much the same
'Till it's too late to turn back

The past is obdurant
It's the unstoppable force, dense
And you can play
The immovable object
But you're only human and you will
Die, die
And these things call your choices
Were never choices at all

The yellow card man
Just a drunkard, man
But when he sees through time's game
The card turns black
And you don't see that him and you
That him and you are much the same
'Till it's too late to turn back

The future is a house of cards
That you know must fall
Down, down
And become foundation all
But not yet, not now
Even so you pace next to it
Hoping you don't step too hard
And topple the house of cards

You are the yellow card man
(Jimla! Jimla!)
You are the yellow card man
(Jimla! Jimla!)
You are the yellow card man
(Jimla!)
Your yellow card turns black
And it's too late to turn back

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TheNiceGuy

These lyrics seeem to have a very prog rock-esque feel to me. But the themes here are quite interesting.

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My Music Review Blog-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

There is no Dark Side of the Moon really, matter of fact it's all dark...

Sljslj

Good. Prog was exactly what I was going for.

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TheNiceGuy

That's great! I love the long intricate tales in Prog rock lyrics, so this is a thumbs up from me!

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My Music Review Blog-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

There is no Dark Side of the Moon really, matter of fact it's all dark...

Sljslj

C'MON! I know there's plenty of extraordinary wordsmiths here! Let's see that lyrical gold!

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