Present Joys
“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”

I’ve endured struggling and thuggery, sir
Physical Ed and psychosis
Sculleries, skulls, and skullduggeries, sir
Haplessness, hype and hypnosis

But, oy vey!
The horrible din
When you play the violin
You betray an ear made of tin
When you play, when you slay
The violin

“When You Play the Violin” by the Gothic Archies, featuring some of Stephin Merritt’s best songwriting ever.
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