I like songs that tell stories and Plup’s Common People tells the true story of Jarvis and a girl hanging out. So, this is my attempt to tell the basics of the #FOTUS scandal theory in pop rock lyrics. As you may know, there’s a song called “Brick” by Ben Folds Five which deals with abortion. I’m using the term “brick” as a literary shorthand for “abortion.”
Throwing Bricks
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform
at an East Village bar I noticed dame
I caught her eye and before you know it
I was by her side smelling her perfume
she had a great smile and an easy laugh
before you know we were drunk on each other and life
the night wore on and things grew dark
she confessed she was the mistress of a famous man
who was known for throwing bricks
throwing brick
throwing bricks
laying foundations for the pain
throwing bricks
throwing bricks
leaving the bar she waled into the night
explaining her plight
I asked her who was her guy
she declined to explain his state
saying only I knew him
my head began to swim thinking of the sin
she made it clear she had regret
for the bricks she had thrown
pressured she was by some guy named Cohen
throwing brick
throwing bricks
laying foundations for the pain
throwing bricks
throwing bricks
[bridge]
my head began to swim
thinking the wrong of the night
bricks were lying all about
Cohen was a fault
before the night was over
we compared notes of regret
in bed
but don’t you fret
she was smiling soon enough
and I fixed her breakfast in bed
