Jokes not Funny
Laughing in the Face of Life's Absurdity: Jokes Not Funny by David Keenan
Lyrics
I am the rain cascading down
I represent the rain falling in a continuous flow.
Amidst the heavy howl of hollow thunder
Amidst intense and empty thunder, I exist.
I am the midnight mass you said for the one you loved when you were younger
I am the midnight mass conducted for a past love from your youth.
I am a tightrope walker laughing at all the cowards below
As a tightrope walker, I mock those who fear below.
I am a breathing apparatus pulled loose from the wall by the angry arm of a former foe
I am a breathing apparatus torn from the wall by the anger of a former enemy.
I am comic sans setting as you sit down to type
Like the font Comic Sans, I am present as you start typing.
I am the urge to wake and piss during a sleepless night
I am the urge to wake and urinate in a restless night.
I am the dizzying development in an otherwise mundane day
I am the surprising event in an otherwise ordinary day.
I am the will to get up out of bed in spite of what the demons say
I am the determination to rise from bed despite the discouragement from inner demons.
The jokes not funny
The humor is lost; it's not amusing anymore.
No the jokes not funny when you've had enough
The lack of humor persists when one reaches a breaking point.
The crash test dummy who inhabits your body now is throwing up
The crash test dummy, symbolizing one's current state, is vomiting.
The jokes not funny
The humor remains absent and ineffective.
No the jokes not funny when you've had enough
Similar to line 11, the lack of humor endures in challenging times.
Ah here your joke's not funny
Emphasis on the unamusing nature of the joke.
I am the theatre of the absurd pitched
I am the theater of the absurd situated on the fringes of a traumatized town.
On the outskirts of a traumatised town
Describing a surreal and distressing setting.
I am the necessary cause and effect analogy
I represent a cause-and-effect analogy applied hastily by a condescending clown.
Applied in haste at the scene by a patronising clown
Highlighting a rushed and patronizing judgment in a distressing situation.
I am a bruised balloon fuelled by cynicism and doubt
I am a damaged balloon fueled by cynicism and uncertainty.
I am the voice who uses your words to claw back some clout
I am the voice using your words to regain credibility.
I am a virgin of sorts full of vodka
Describing a person who is inexperienced but intoxicated.
Spewing the secrets of the dead
Revealing hidden truths under the influence.
I am the collective unconscious alive
I am the collective unconscious thriving in your mind.
And thriving, living rent free inside your head.
This unconsciousness exists and flourishes without cost in your thoughts.
The jokes not funny
Reiteration of the lack of humor.
No the jokes not funny when you've had enough
Continued expression that the humor is absent when one has reached a limit.
The crash test dummy who inhabits your body now is throwing up
Similar to line 12, the crash test dummy within is vomiting.
The jokes not funny
Reiteration that the joke is not funny when one has had enough.
No the jokes not funny when you've had enough
Continued expression that the humor is lost after reaching a breaking point.
Ah here your joke's not funny
Emphatic repetition that the joke is not funny.
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