I know it's been months, but here's another chapter/poem/thing.
I'm not like Austria.
I've never had a genius composer
That had stunned the world
And their music is still played
Hundreds of years later.
I don't spend time
playing instruments,
But a long time ago
back when I was actually
raised by my siblings
that's precisely how long ago it was
I sang.
I didn't even do it alone.
We sang together
There weren't any words
There weren't any lyrics
There was just a melody between us
and an excellent harmony in our voices.
Then Rome came,
And war came,
And the Anglos came
And the Saxons came
And the Vikings came.
I stopped singing.
I wailed but I did not sing.
The bards sang for me
sometimes it even seemed like
it was me singing
Those songs in particular have persisted.
Then the ever lovely Queen Elizabeth
Set me loose upon the sea
Set me free.
And I sang with my men
the shanties of the sea.
I sang so often and so many
That I can hardly
Remember them all
but I enjoyed it so much
and I liked every one of them.
Then I was hauled back
by my collar to court.
Like some caught dog
and so soon after I
Lost America as well.
I had no reason to sing
Shanties any longer.
Hollowed of happiness and voice.
Despite all of the wonderful
Music and Operas
being performed by
the other nations
I didn't like any of them.
They didn't interest me
the way the simpler songs had.
For decades, centuries
It stayed that way.
I felt gray and the blood spilt
and land lost left me
Beneath a cloud of rain
Then I heard something
That made me want to dance
made me want to belt
I couldn't sit still.
Ironically it came from America.
The scandalously new rock 'n' roll.
I loved every single bit of it.
I taught myself guitar
and the Beatles took center stage
with the British Invasion.
They were so surprised,
Their faces at the sound of it
and I hadn't even realized that
they hadn't ever heard me
sing before.
I sang even though I
wasn't what I had been,
but it didn't matter
because I just loved to hear it
and coincidently live it.
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll
Pirate radio on the waves
Classic rock, punk, and heavy metal
Blasting from the speakers
Thrumming in my chest
Sweating from lights, dance, and bodies
Screaming myself hoarse
Having fun till the light of day
Blistering fingertips and lost picks
Playing the perfect riffs
Singing whatever I wanted
Acting however I wanted
Bending every damn rule I could
I wouldn't have minded losing my hearing
So long as it stayed in my head.
Best of all her majesty
Did Not Approve.
I've calmed down since then
obviously
but I haven't given it up.
Andrew Lloyd Weber
has given me at least some
credit outside the world
of rock 'n' roll.
but that's not the real accomplishment
It's the singers.
Most recently and spectacularly
Adele
She blows me away
every single time.
She's not the only one
and for that I'm grateful.
They all sound amazing
but so different
The emotions sincere
they can turn wordless syllables
Into a song
Just the way we used to
and I can't stop listening.
I don't ever want to stop
Singing again.
Pouring my soul into lyrics
and my heart into melody.
I don't think I will.
Maybe the day will come when
my siblings and I
can sing together once more
something heartbreakingly
Beautiful.
I don't really like this one as much as the others, but I can't figure out how to fix it. If I think of something better I'll replace it. I, also, feel like it's really long and a bit fanboy-ish...
Anyways, this chapter is about England's musical ability. England is most certainly not known for its classical composers like Austria and Germany are. There are a few surviving English melodies from long ago though. I don't know any sea shanties, English pirates and sailors are both known for them (or at least I think they are). Then after the end of World War II comes America with Rock and Roll and England just jumps right in. There is absolutely no surpassing the Beatles in classic rock and roll. The Clash is considered the epitome of punk rock. Led Zeppelin was the starter of heavy metal. England suddenly found a type of music he was good at. There are also a number of fantastic female singers that hail from England. England's' siblings are mentioned because there are a number of good British bands that aren't English, and for the character and non country part of it. Please review!
