works by william pham, 2005-present

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Song in Single Pitch

The stage is empty-- hurrah hurrah
so bring out your dead-- dead dollars--
dead money you can't afford to spend because--
because what-- because of eBay
                          Linens 'n Things
                          Crate and Barrel
                          Urban Outfitters
                          IKEA
bring out your dead words, dead sounds
empty sounds as empty as wounds wound round your head.

The stage is empty-- hurrah hurrah
there is no longer a need for your proselytizing,
there is no longer a need for your dead sounds
we have a winner-- the final answer--
yes I'm sure this is the final answer:
dead words, dead wounds wound round your head
dead words dead wounds wound round your head--
  Hurrah,


  Hurrah.

copyright (c) 2007 by william pham