This is about Twitter’s decision to go to 280 characters instead of 140. Again, I’m just screwing around. I like to tell stories in verse and this is a bit relaxing after working off and on on a novel today. In my imagination, the music to this would be something like “Lift” by Radiohead.
280 Characters
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform
Trump vows to destroy our world
using 140 characters at a time
doing it all on Jack’s dime
but now we’re getting more space
for Trump’s threats
280 characters is the new norm
280 characters deserve our scorn
will we use the space right
or just find new ways to shout all night
we’re all going to deal
with this new way to squeal
we’re all characters in our own way
for some this news will make their day
280 characters is the new norm
280 characters deserve our scorn
will we use the space right
or just find new ways to shout all night
let me count the ways
for us to be dismayed
that things have now changed
