NUR EIN
almost 4 years agopassed
3:54
June Moon
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Cavedwellers

Entry from June Moon in Nur Ein XVII.

Lyrics must contain no rhyming couplets and no perfect end rhymes.

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June Moon
*by Cavedwellers
Truth- Music, Guitars, Bass, Lyrics, Vocals, Solo
glennny- Guitars, Bass, Production, Slide*

Sometimes life is incoherent
Like voices clashing in a class
And the questions people ask you
Are just too asinine to bear

June and moon and rhyme and scansion
Structure sense and sound
All are victims of the present tense

The patterns that you are accustomed to
Do not appear on schedule now
All platitudes and reassurances
Fail to rouse them from their lair

June and moon and rhyme and scansion
Structure sense and sound
All are victims of the present tense

“Shit be cray today” they say
I say sink or swim
Be calm when throbbing bombs go off
You gotta keep it cool

Everywhere the center is not holding
The newborn fiend towards Bethlehem will slouch
Some Romans blame it on the council
I prefer to blame it on Foucault

June and moon and rhyme and scansion
Structure sense and sound
All are victims of the present tense

Reviews

4 posted notes

vowlvom

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strong contender for my favourite of the round, top-tier Cavedwellers. The chiming guitars sound absolutely lush and the vocal melody is strong and memorable - looking at the lyrics before hearing the songs I thought the chorus lyrics were odd and wasn't sure how they'd work but in context they really do, and make a good hook. Slidy lead guitar works really well and the solo rips, definitely the best of the round. Nitpick: the "shit be cray" line sticks out like a sore thumb and takes me out of the moment at the start of that section.

Evermind

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I like the guitar tone at the start. The pacing and melody in the vocals for the line "June and moon and rhyme and scansion" feels very satisfying. I see you have sprinkled perfect internal rhymes all over the place. Cheeky. Full points on the challenge for you. The repetitious guitar line in the intro/verse are nice. Concept is a meta one, all internal rhymes and no end rhymes, tied to the unpredictable and at times disappointing nature of life. Nice.

owl

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Lovely guitars, I like the contrast of the chugging rhythm guitar and the sprinkles of sparkly arpeggios on top, with the nice slide textures later too. These are extremely Cavedwellers lyrics, very cerebral and opaque. I wasn't cra(z)y about the "shit be cray today" line, felt a bit cringey to me and in contrast with the Foucault and Yeats stuff kind of comes across as maybe a condescending dig at the plebs you can see from your ivory tower... but maybe I'm reading too much into it. I like the idea of a descent into free verse as a metaphor for the ideas about modern chaos (at least, that's how I interpreted the lyrics). The chorus is really catchy for something that doesn't rhyme. Maybe my favorite song of yours yet this Nur Ein.

sailingmagpie

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The guitar work at the start is great. In fact, this is brimming with excellent guitar work throughout (both tone and performance). I love that chorus melody line when you slide up into the top of your range. I've seen others mention how unnatural the "shit be cray" sounds within the context of the song, which I echo. I didn't really get drawn into the lyrics on this one but I can't really put my finger on what it is (sorry, I know that's not very helpful feedback!). I did enjoy the literary references though. I saw Owl mention Yeats but I think that was actually a Joan Didion nod. The question is, which of us is correct and therefore deserves imaginary literary bragging rights?

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