Songs, songs, songs

[bnewman]

Four new songs for your lyrics-reading enjoyment — sorry, no MP3s yet!

First, and based on an idea proposed by ccommack: "Troll Bridge". That'll be one tin piece, thank you.

Second, another song of Marinia — and another outlandish civil engineering project: "Put Up a Kite". Part of the tune is from a song by catsittingstill.

Third, in the grand tradition of peppy, pattery songs that could have been comparative religion term papers, a song I've had on the back burner for quite a while: "That's My Story (and I'm Stickin' to It)". And yes, I earnestly believe that both myth and reason are necessary to human existence. That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it.

And finally, another Jewish song: "Masquerade". This is not a silly song — it cuts right to the deeper themes of the holiday in question. And yes, I'm working my way through the whole calendar ;-).

Comments

[uncleamos]

Excellent. Now we need mp3s :)

[fiddledragon.livejournal.com]

Shiny!

[navrins]

Wow. I *really* like "That's My Story." The idea of respect for the value of both science *and* mythology/religion is one that doesn't get nearly enough play. Do you mind if I post a link to it in my LJ?

(I found this reading lignota's friends page.)

"logic can't compel you from an "is" to a "should"."

"Mythology and reason both have something to teach,
But sometimes the perfect balance seems a bit out of reach"

"A myth can keep us steady or can call us to change,
While reason can reveal the way the world is arranged."

I think you might be missing the word "be" in the last line of the fourth-to-last paragraph. (Sorry, I can't help noticing these things.)

[orawnzva.livejournal.com]

Go ahead! And, yes, I am — fixed now.

[batyatoon]

*reads*

Ooo, nice.

I want an mp3 of "Masquerade," please. (And one of these days I really should show you The Comedie of Esther Queen of Persia.)

[orawnzva.livejournal.com]

MP3 posted — I thought you'd like that one.

Writing "Masquerade", I was suddenly struck by a very Jewish account of my tendency to riddling, allusive songs. In each, I take a hidden meaning and make it explicit, while taking the plain meaning (i.e., the identity of the familiar story referred to) and wrap it in allusion and metaphor. This is just a permutation on the four levels of meaning identified by the PaRaDiSe^® school of interpretation theory. Is there a word for this kind of shift in perspective?

Oh, yeah — "midrash" ;-).