Unremarkable Product
Global Odyssey: The Unseen Journey of Mundane Pleasures
Lyrics
My hand travels, quickly now
Expressing the speed of the hand movement
With a pace informed by a craving, a desire
Hand movement influenced by a strong craving or desire
There's salt on my hand
Awareness of salt on the hand
It was transferred there when I placed a chip in my mouth
Salt transferred from eating a chip
The salt on my hand is an afterthought
Salt on hand considered an afterthought
It is post script
Describing the salt as a postscript
As my hand flies toward my gaping maw
Hand moving quickly towards the mouth
I internally reflect on the thought that these flecks of salt
Reflection on the journey of salt flecks
Are incredibly well travelled
Noting the extensive travels of the salt
From the bag of chips, to me hand
Originating from a bag of chips
To me mouth, or, near me mouth at least
Traveling from the bag to the hand, near the mouth
To me hand which slumped by my side
Describing the hand slumped by the side
And then all the way back up to me mouth again
Detailing the journey of the hand back to the mouth
What a marvel
Expressing marvel at the journey of salt flecks
What marvelously well travelled flecks of salt
Appreciation for the well-traveled salt flecks
From the chip from the bag from the store in fact
Acknowledging the chip's origin from a store
And that's without taking production
Mentioning the complexity without considering production
And distribution in to consideration
Highlighting the importance of production and distribution
I pause for a moment
Pausing for reflection
My silver tongue
Referring to a reflective moment with a silver tongue
My unsheathed velvet noise maker
Describing a metaphorical velvet noise maker
Wraps itself around me fingies
Describing the tongue wrapping around fingers
Enveloping them with tender love and care
Emphasizing care for the fingers
And as I pause, admiring the indescribable taste that is fleck of salt
Reflecting on the taste of a salt fleck
I reflect on how well travelled this bag of chips is
Reflecting on the well-traveled nature of the bag of chips
Produced lord knows where
Unknown origin of chip production
Perhaps in the Orient, Europe, or the US of A who's to say
Possible chip production locations
This unremarkable product
Referring to the product as unremarkable
From all the way across the globe
Emphasizing the global journey of the product
To a store located conveniently quite close to me
Highlighting proximity of the store to the consumer
This well travelled, cultured, parcel of pickings
Describing the culturally rich nature of the product
That cares not for I, nor I for it
Emphasizing the indifference between the consumer and product
Beyond a fleeting enjoyment
Describing the relationship as fleeting enjoyment
So different and yet forever now intertwined
Expressing the intertwined nature of differences
Has seen more of the world than I
Comparing the product's travels to the consumer's experiences
I consume anything I want
Asserting the ability to consume anything as an adult
Because I happen to be a grown adult
Emphasizing the freedom of being a grown adult
I'm not privy to your judgements
Disregarding judgments from others
Nor do I care for them
Expressing indifference towards others' opinions
Because I just ate this whole entire bag of chips
Asserting the consumption of a whole bag of chips
And I can do it again
Confidence in the ability to repeat the consumption
I can devour, and gobble
Describing the act of devouring and gobbling
This bag of chips
Repeating the ability to consume a bag of chips
Has more miles under its belt
Emphasizing the extensive journey of the product
Than you've had hot dinners, sunshine
Comparing the product's experiences to the reader's
I'm the consumer
Asserting the role of the consumer
Who knows what the fuck went in to this product
Expressing uncertainty about the product's composition
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