Once those words are dropped,
it becomes a question of whether to fast forward or not.

I’ve heard this part of the song,
when suddenly a note in the harmony sound wrong.

Do I keep listening to another shoddy orchestra?
Or just hit the ‘next’ button, on to another sonata?

It’s always that first note that sounds off-key
that later ends up being the final straw for me;
ignorant melodies with similar themes.

I’ve listened to broken records all my life it seems,
but I still struggle with knowing when to stop the symphony.

Is it just one tiny hiccup in this particular overture for once?
Or is this a magical thinking impulse?

I listen to the percussion in my gut,
but no solution is blunt.
Is this the same damn tape on repeat?
Fuck.