I Want It Now
by @carleybaer
Skirmish: Convenience (@unpronounceable)Liner Notes
I wasn't going to do this skirmish because I already have a song about convenience from earlier in the month. Then 10 minutes before the end I decided, why not, and included a callback to the other song. So here it is, so rough that I didn't even listen back to it before I bounced it. Enjoy!
Lyrics
I want it now Don’t wanna wait I’ve got a need I need to satiate I want it now Warehouse depart It’s on the way Before I even click ‘add to cart’
Cultivated impatience Touching everything far and wide Throwing shovelfulls of stuff Into the yawning hole inside
I want it now Don’t look askance I need groceries And I don’t want to have to put on pants I want it now So please be lenient I only want it Because it’s so dang convenient
Cultivated consumption What the market will bear Keep filling the hole But there just keeps being more hole in there
Comments
Wow, this is a skirmish‽ Such an unusual progression and lyrics that feel so tight. This is beautiful thing. “Cultivated impatience” captures this modern disease perfectly. Bravo!!
Great punchline: dig the hole deeper.
Really like how the short lines launch us immediately into the world of instant gratification. And for me, the "yawning hole inside" is just a great description of the terrible void we're all trying so desperately to fill, by shopping or whatever.
We like the word 'askance', 'convenience' was a tough prompt but this is great. Add to cart.
Overconsumption in a nutshell. Great skirmish. The line about putting on pants made me laugh, too. "I only want it because it's so dang convenient" strikes me as a great tag line for a lot of things (ahem tinder...)
"don't look askance"/"...put on pants" is my favorite rhyme of the week! You have such a way with an infectious melody -- love the match between words and music. Well done!
Love this - especially that "lenient / convenient" rhyme!
I need groceries And I don’t want to have to put on pants
People should wear t-shirts with that emblazoned - me included. Oh what are we allowing ourselves into - your chorus about the yawning hole nails it :)
Way to make us all feel guilty.. lol crazy this is where we are at. Everything at our fingertips, some good about that and some bad. I love your approach to the prompt, plain convenience of our time. Nice job
The no pants grocery shopping made me laugh out loud 🤣
This is brilliant! It's so true and I am definitely susceptible myself. Great lyrics, and I really love the way that you've and the vocal melody play together. My favorite lines: "Throwing shovelfulls of stuff Into the yawning hole inside"