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Floating in the WaterNur Ein XVII
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Floating in the Water
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Entry from Floating in the Water in Nur Ein XVII.

Incorporate at least two different narratives from at least 500 years apart

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Floating in the Water
*By glennny
Music and words by glennny*

SpoilerStories by Geoffrey Chaucer(1392) and Louis C.K. (2017)
1st narrative- One of the Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale
2nd narrative- The fall of Louis C.K. back in 2017

A rapist would be put to death
His life spared per the Queen’s request
A correct response to what she inquired
“What do women most desire?”

A homely lady gave him the right answer
A devil’s deal, he’d have to romance her
Wedding night, want he a faithful hag
or would he prefer a cuckolding slag?

It was floating in the water
And you’d never have to bother
with the whereabouts or wherewithals again
The wife of Bath’s aftermath
floats away, but made a splash
With the mercy deed and inquiry of Gwen

The jester Louis Szekeley
expected sex fecklessly
a gormless and enormous mistake
abused his power to fall from grace

Divorced from shows like Better Things
He’s ostracized and suffering
Unforgiven and unforgotten
His ripe career is now rotten

It was floating in the water
And you’d never have to bother
with the whereabouts or wherewithals again
The problematic writer
Was a comedy insider
But he couldn’t write the scene to get himself back in

The water flows
We take a drink
Food for thought
And drink to think
Floats along
The sails are drawn
It might be long
To again belong

It was floating in the water
And you’d never have to bother
with the whereabouts or wherewithals again
It was floating in the water
And a lamb went to the slaughter
And the course of recourse might now begin
It was floating in the water
And you’ll never have to bother
with their whereabouts or wherewithals again
They were floating in the water
‘Til the water hit a waterfall
They fell
The folly of men

Reviews

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Future Boy

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the effect on the vocal is too extreme, makes it really hard for me to understand the words. guitars sound great but are probably too loud. drums are almost not there, which i don't understand, but my reference point for drums is electronic music, so.

glennny

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This is my other entry. This one is all me. I spent so much time trying to widdle down the Wife of Bath’s Tale (Canterbury Tales) to 2 stanzas. So I sacrificed much of the story and just focused on a couple of points. The 2nd narrative is about Louis CK. (pretty obvious, I think). This song was my 1st instinct. Anyway, I had so much fun making it. I hope the listen is enjoyable for you.

furrypedro

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Another superbly written song. As you know, I like to take credit for all of your good writing choices, and I'm pleased with how you've taken to heart my demand for more lyrical wordplay. The rhymes within rhymes that are layered upon each other here are a feast. Some of them are hilarious, but almost all of them fit the meter perfectly and you've managed to deliver an impressive number of syllables within the choruses. Once again, the key suits your voice well and that really benefits this song in my book. Musically, the opening acoustic jangles are ear candy for me, so I was a tiny bit disappointed that you leant on chugging chords for most of the rest of the song, although they sound good too. I will be rewarding inventive switch-ups in the arrangements (provided they benefit the song dynamic) so that's something to think about. Also the mix seems a little cluttered and hot, perhaps rolling the levels back a little bit might help it breathe. That aside I enjoyed this a lot.

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