Sunday, April 23, 2006
Project DW
For copyright reasons I have changed the names of this script I have written for a popular television programme. The characters are D (a male alien who looks like a human) and R (his feisty sidekick)
Scene 1: Inside Blue Police Box which travels in time
Chaos on board, D and R are thrown about the ship but are clearly enjoying themselves as the Blue Police Box travels on a cosmic shock wave back to Earth.
R:
I think I feel sick
D:
So do I but I’m not thinking about it
R:
How long until we come off this wave?
D:
About 17 seconds
There is a sudden jolt and the motion stops.
R: laughing on the floor
That was a short 17 seconds
D:
That wasn’t seventeen seconds
R:
Your watch must be out
D:
My time keeping is perfect, thank you very much
R:
You’re always out of time
D:
That’s not right, we’ve crashed
Rose: sarcastically
Really?
D:
Yeh really that’s not right
R:
You’re not much of a driver are you?
D:
Oi! It’s not my fault we’ve crashed into something very large and very out of place.
R:
Oh come on, we had plenty of space, we’re surrounded by space. Only you could crash into something in the middle of space.
D:
That’s just it, there’s nothing to crash into, its empty space, yet we crashed into something
R:
What? The moon? Don’t tell me you’ve crash into the moon
D:
The moon should be on the dark side of the earth, I’m of it sure, I checked it. I’m going to take a look outside.
R:
Anything up?
D: smiling
Hopefully
Title sequence
The D opens the Blue Police Box door and sees nothing but stars. There is a huge draft. He is nearly thrown out as the air is sucked out of the Blue Police Box, R clings on to the console, the D clings onto the door before dragging himself inside and closing the door.
D:
Sorry about the draft
R:
What was that all about?
D:
We appear to have crashed into the moon.
R:
But isn’t the moon supposed to be on the dark side of the earth?
D:
It’s supposed to be, but it doesn’t appear to be, does it?
R: No, so what are we going to do?
Scene 1: Inside Blue Police Box which travels in time
Chaos on board, D and R are thrown about the ship but are clearly enjoying themselves as the Blue Police Box travels on a cosmic shock wave back to Earth.
R:
I think I feel sick
D:
So do I but I’m not thinking about it
R:
How long until we come off this wave?
D:
About 17 seconds
There is a sudden jolt and the motion stops.
R: laughing on the floor
That was a short 17 seconds
D:
That wasn’t seventeen seconds
R:
Your watch must be out
D:
My time keeping is perfect, thank you very much
R:
You’re always out of time
D:
That’s not right, we’ve crashed
Rose: sarcastically
Really?
D:
Yeh really that’s not right
R:
You’re not much of a driver are you?
D:
Oi! It’s not my fault we’ve crashed into something very large and very out of place.
R:
Oh come on, we had plenty of space, we’re surrounded by space. Only you could crash into something in the middle of space.
D:
That’s just it, there’s nothing to crash into, its empty space, yet we crashed into something
R:
What? The moon? Don’t tell me you’ve crash into the moon
D:
The moon should be on the dark side of the earth, I’m of it sure, I checked it. I’m going to take a look outside.
R:
Anything up?
D: smiling
Hopefully
Title sequence
The D opens the Blue Police Box door and sees nothing but stars. There is a huge draft. He is nearly thrown out as the air is sucked out of the Blue Police Box, R clings on to the console, the D clings onto the door before dragging himself inside and closing the door.
D:
Sorry about the draft
R:
What was that all about?
D:
We appear to have crashed into the moon.
R:
But isn’t the moon supposed to be on the dark side of the earth?
D:
It’s supposed to be, but it doesn’t appear to be, does it?
R: No, so what are we going to do?
Saturday, April 08, 2006
NY Spoof Newspaper Article
NY Terrorist Attack Defeated!
New York 03/03 –
America is on a Red Terror Alert after an international incident.
A terrorist attack has been foiled by American security personnel. The World famous Ellis Island Ferry was to be the target, an American symbol. The terrorist tried to smuggle a weapon on board the ferry which could have potentially endangered hundreds of lives. Security staff bravely neutralised the situation before the American public could be put in major danger.
The terrorist tried to smuggle aboard a dangerous pair of scissors cleverly disguised within a British “First Aid Box” but the disguise was futile as patriotic American metal detectors quickly detected it. The NYPD CTU said they were searching for a suspected suspect who went by the name of “Fernando”. Police appealed to the public to search for Fernando and set up a special incident line for anyone who is suspicious or who has any information (9112001).
The suspect was disguised as a teacher from a school in England, Europe but suspicion was soon aroused by security staff as no school children were in sight. Later it was revealed that there was an English school party aboard to who Fernando had tried to associate with. Police are interested to question the school party as they may have more information on Fernando. Several other lines of enquiry are being pursued including unconfirmed reports of a suspicious Welsh woman and a suspected communist in a Russian hat being on the boat. The CIA are now investigating possible connections with the incident to Iraq. Leads are also being followed after a possible connection to the Great Tonbridge Robbery, England where $92 million was stolen. Passengers overheard three young males who allegedly were from the village talking of how they were going to spend the money.
The terrorist managed to escape onto the boat scissorless from where they made their escape. Police lost the terrorist in the resulting chase. The boat they were on could have gone anywhere although they were keen to trace a boat which was called “Ellis Island Ferry” even though its final destination was unknown. The lead went cold as Police do not know where the terrorist went. Reports from the public flooded in a few hours later as a “Fernandez” was reported on the subway heading towards Times Square. Police dismissed this as a hoax caller who was found out after speaking of a posh Englishman rapping on the subway.
After hearing of the incident President Bush promised to use the full force of the Patriot Act. Anyone in America called Fernando or with a Hispanic background will be arrested indefinitely. The President himself was taken to a top secret nuclear bunker under Camp David. George W Bush was to be arrested earlier in the day for starting an “illegal” war in Iraq but after the events in New York yesterday he was cleared as the CIA tried to link the incident with Iraq, Al-Queda and Osama Bin Laden. Rising numbers of these terrorist incidents give indisputable evidence that the terrorist threat is growing. Security is set to be re-tightened as all foreigners will be quarantined until they are found innocent of any wrong doing.
New York 03/03 –
America is on a Red Terror Alert after an international incident.
A terrorist attack has been foiled by American security personnel. The World famous Ellis Island Ferry was to be the target, an American symbol. The terrorist tried to smuggle a weapon on board the ferry which could have potentially endangered hundreds of lives. Security staff bravely neutralised the situation before the American public could be put in major danger.
The terrorist tried to smuggle aboard a dangerous pair of scissors cleverly disguised within a British “First Aid Box” but the disguise was futile as patriotic American metal detectors quickly detected it. The NYPD CTU said they were searching for a suspected suspect who went by the name of “Fernando”. Police appealed to the public to search for Fernando and set up a special incident line for anyone who is suspicious or who has any information (9112001).
The suspect was disguised as a teacher from a school in England, Europe but suspicion was soon aroused by security staff as no school children were in sight. Later it was revealed that there was an English school party aboard to who Fernando had tried to associate with. Police are interested to question the school party as they may have more information on Fernando. Several other lines of enquiry are being pursued including unconfirmed reports of a suspicious Welsh woman and a suspected communist in a Russian hat being on the boat. The CIA are now investigating possible connections with the incident to Iraq. Leads are also being followed after a possible connection to the Great Tonbridge Robbery, England where $92 million was stolen. Passengers overheard three young males who allegedly were from the village talking of how they were going to spend the money.
The terrorist managed to escape onto the boat scissorless from where they made their escape. Police lost the terrorist in the resulting chase. The boat they were on could have gone anywhere although they were keen to trace a boat which was called “Ellis Island Ferry” even though its final destination was unknown. The lead went cold as Police do not know where the terrorist went. Reports from the public flooded in a few hours later as a “Fernandez” was reported on the subway heading towards Times Square. Police dismissed this as a hoax caller who was found out after speaking of a posh Englishman rapping on the subway.
After hearing of the incident President Bush promised to use the full force of the Patriot Act. Anyone in America called Fernando or with a Hispanic background will be arrested indefinitely. The President himself was taken to a top secret nuclear bunker under Camp David. George W Bush was to be arrested earlier in the day for starting an “illegal” war in Iraq but after the events in New York yesterday he was cleared as the CIA tried to link the incident with Iraq, Al-Queda and Osama Bin Laden. Rising numbers of these terrorist incidents give indisputable evidence that the terrorist threat is growing. Security is set to be re-tightened as all foreigners will be quarantined until they are found innocent of any wrong doing.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Soap Spoof (Part 6)
Luke is in bed, Brenda is under the covers
Luke: I’m so happy Brenda now that we are married. Everything is perfect. Nothing can ever go wrong again. Well unless anyone finds out about our secret marriage…which they won’t. That’s the kind of thing that only happens in magazines.
Next SCENE
Daniel is trying to get Luke to stop drinking another bottle. Luke is an alcoholic who is currently drinking.
Daniel: Luke, I think that you have had enough.
Luke: I’ve had enough of you.
Daniel: That’s it I’m taking the bottle
Daniel takes the bottle.
Luke: I’ve lost my bottle. Hey you took it, stop looking after me; it’s not as if you’re my father or anything.
Daniel: Oh yes I am!
Luke: What?
Daniel: I am your father Luke.
Luke: No!
Daniel: It is your destiny… to join me down the pub and talk about this.
Luke retakes the bottle and takes a swig from it.
Luke: In the pub eh? Ah ok then.
Next SCENE
In the pub
Luke: So if you are my father. You lied to me. Which means you might have lied about other things as well.
Daniel: Yes I have lied in the past.
Luke: How can I believe that? Maybe you are still lying now.
Daniel: Look it doesn’t matter if I’m lying or not. What matters is that you found out. Think of it as a surprise.
Luke: I don’t like surprises.
Daniel: You might not like what I have to tell you then, son.
Luke: Tell me!
Daniel: Well as well as secretly being your father, I am also the father of John.
Luke: Bloody hell. I’m shocked, that’s mind-blowing.
Daniel: I’m also the secret father of Mark, Peter….and Saddam.
Luke: All my friends!
Daniel: ....And Shelia…Britney…Kylie… and Brenda.
Luke: Brenda! But she’s my partner! My half-sister is my sexual partner!
Daniel: What?!?!
Luke: My half-sister is my sexual partner!
Daniel: Saying it twice doesn’t make it any less sickening.
Luke: You might not like what I have to say next then.
Daniel: Go on…
Luke: She isn’t my partner…
Daniel: Few, thank god for that.
Luke: She is my wife.
Daniel: Aggghhhh!!!!
Luke: I married my own half-sister in a secret marriage, which no one knew about, until now. Man, I need a drink, where’s my bottle?
Daniel drinks the rest of the contents from the bottle and passes out.
Luke: My god you impregnated all those women and you’re not even that attractive. I’m sleeping with my half sister? I think I’m gona be sick.
Luke: I’m so happy Brenda now that we are married. Everything is perfect. Nothing can ever go wrong again. Well unless anyone finds out about our secret marriage…which they won’t. That’s the kind of thing that only happens in magazines.
Next SCENE
Daniel is trying to get Luke to stop drinking another bottle. Luke is an alcoholic who is currently drinking.
Daniel: Luke, I think that you have had enough.
Luke: I’ve had enough of you.
Daniel: That’s it I’m taking the bottle
Daniel takes the bottle.
Luke: I’ve lost my bottle. Hey you took it, stop looking after me; it’s not as if you’re my father or anything.
Daniel: Oh yes I am!
Luke: What?
Daniel: I am your father Luke.
Luke: No!
Daniel: It is your destiny… to join me down the pub and talk about this.
Luke retakes the bottle and takes a swig from it.
Luke: In the pub eh? Ah ok then.
Next SCENE
In the pub
Luke: So if you are my father. You lied to me. Which means you might have lied about other things as well.
Daniel: Yes I have lied in the past.
Luke: How can I believe that? Maybe you are still lying now.
Daniel: Look it doesn’t matter if I’m lying or not. What matters is that you found out. Think of it as a surprise.
Luke: I don’t like surprises.
Daniel: You might not like what I have to tell you then, son.
Luke: Tell me!
Daniel: Well as well as secretly being your father, I am also the father of John.
Luke: Bloody hell. I’m shocked, that’s mind-blowing.
Daniel: I’m also the secret father of Mark, Peter….and Saddam.
Luke: All my friends!
Daniel: ....And Shelia…Britney…Kylie… and Brenda.
Luke: Brenda! But she’s my partner! My half-sister is my sexual partner!
Daniel: What?!?!
Luke: My half-sister is my sexual partner!
Daniel: Saying it twice doesn’t make it any less sickening.
Luke: You might not like what I have to say next then.
Daniel: Go on…
Luke: She isn’t my partner…
Daniel: Few, thank god for that.
Luke: She is my wife.
Daniel: Aggghhhh!!!!
Luke: I married my own half-sister in a secret marriage, which no one knew about, until now. Man, I need a drink, where’s my bottle?
Daniel drinks the rest of the contents from the bottle and passes out.
Luke: My god you impregnated all those women and you’re not even that attractive. I’m sleeping with my half sister? I think I’m gona be sick.
Soap Spoof (Part 5)
Luke and John are sitting.
Tom: So how are we gona pull these birds?
John: We don’t want any kind of birds. I don’t wana be called a bird fancier. I want the really sophisticated ones, the intelligent ones, like lesbian feminists.
Luke: How are we gona do that then? The thing about feminists is that they hate men. The thing about lesbians is that they prefer women. Also feminist lesbians aren’t sluts. So our chances of pulling are slim.
John: For most men the chances would be slim, but are we like most men? No. I have a plan.
Tom: The last time you had a plan our wives ended up dead as we cut the breaks to Conan’s car to try and kill him coz he slept with our wives – at the same time. However he conveniently took the bus that day, whilst our wives who’s getaway car from their ambitious bank heist had been clamped, stole Conan’s car resulting in hilarious consequences and their subsequent tragic deaths.
John: Oh Yeh thanks for reminding me. But don’t worry this plan is fool-proof even for fools.
Next SCENE
John and Tom in what appears to be a feminist bar dressed in women’s clothes.
John: So far your plan isn’t working.
Luke: Give it time.
Two women approach them.
Girl 1: What are two nice lady’s like you doing in a bar like this? Would you like to sleep with us?
John: Score!
Next SCENE
John, who is in bed, wakes up suddenly.
John: What have I done? That woman wasn’t a feminist lesbian! She was a transvestite! Agghhhh!!!
Tom: So how are we gona pull these birds?
John: We don’t want any kind of birds. I don’t wana be called a bird fancier. I want the really sophisticated ones, the intelligent ones, like lesbian feminists.
Luke: How are we gona do that then? The thing about feminists is that they hate men. The thing about lesbians is that they prefer women. Also feminist lesbians aren’t sluts. So our chances of pulling are slim.
John: For most men the chances would be slim, but are we like most men? No. I have a plan.
Tom: The last time you had a plan our wives ended up dead as we cut the breaks to Conan’s car to try and kill him coz he slept with our wives – at the same time. However he conveniently took the bus that day, whilst our wives who’s getaway car from their ambitious bank heist had been clamped, stole Conan’s car resulting in hilarious consequences and their subsequent tragic deaths.
John: Oh Yeh thanks for reminding me. But don’t worry this plan is fool-proof even for fools.
Next SCENE
John and Tom in what appears to be a feminist bar dressed in women’s clothes.
John: So far your plan isn’t working.
Luke: Give it time.
Two women approach them.
Girl 1: What are two nice lady’s like you doing in a bar like this? Would you like to sleep with us?
John: Score!
Next SCENE
John, who is in bed, wakes up suddenly.
John: What have I done? That woman wasn’t a feminist lesbian! She was a transvestite! Agghhhh!!!
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Clouded Thoughts (Working Title)
Silently clouds castaway
Towards their destination
The horizon unmissable
Seen in every direction
Endless travelling
Yet failing to reach an end
A futile destiny
They will never comprehend
Reality remembered again
Causing confusion
A weightless substance
An opaque illusion
Escaping gravity
On an energy of pure synergy
Elevating thoughts
Of imaginary imagery
Seas reflect blue skies
In which you sail
Intense azure
Contrasting with prominent pale
Observing
The tempestuous sea of tranquillity
Inverse reflection
Revealing my infidelity
Dreams shattered
Woken by dazzling light
Cold sun eclipsed
By shining cloud of white
Clouds untouchable
Remain eminently visible
Me being grounded
To you I am invisible
Towards their destination
The horizon unmissable
Seen in every direction
Endless travelling
Yet failing to reach an end
A futile destiny
They will never comprehend
Reality remembered again
Causing confusion
A weightless substance
An opaque illusion
Escaping gravity
On an energy of pure synergy
Elevating thoughts
Of imaginary imagery
Seas reflect blue skies
In which you sail
Intense azure
Contrasting with prominent pale
Observing
The tempestuous sea of tranquillity
Inverse reflection
Revealing my infidelity
Dreams shattered
Woken by dazzling light
Cold sun eclipsed
By shining cloud of white
Clouds untouchable
Remain eminently visible
Me being grounded
To you I am invisible
Soap Spoof (Part 4)
Mark beats up a person before dropping him to the floor.
Simon: Right we’ve questioned everyone now and no one knows nothing.
Mark: Right, should we stop this siege then? The hostages are getting restless.
Long shot of the cast all tied up and gagged.
Simon: There is one person I haven’t questioned.
Mark: Who?
Simon: You!
Mark: You starting something?
They slap each other in the face and get into a fight.
Enter Mum
Mum: There’s nothing brotherly about this love.
Simon: Mum!
Mark: Mum!
Simon: Jesus Christ your alive-again!
Mum: Yes I’ve resurrected myself. Nah I was never dead in the first place.
Mark: How?
Mum: I faked my own death in Europe and came home to regain the family business. I did this by rekindling my secret love affair with Conan.
Conan: That was Conan’s secret! Conan will never live this down, Conan will have his revenge!
Conan storms out.
Mum: Yes I used him to get the family business back and I brought my sons closer together in doing so. (HUGS THEM) From now on everything is gona be good.
Enter the Police
Policeman 1: Mrs ____?
Mum: Yes
Policeman 1: I’m Inspector Moose, Sonill police station. You’re under arrest. We smashed your porn ring earlier today.
Simon: Not the family business!
Policeman 1: Yes, the family business, porn and obscene porn at that. Oh Mrs Turner you’re also under arrest for impersonating the living.
Mum: Not again!
Simon: Right we’ve questioned everyone now and no one knows nothing.
Mark: Right, should we stop this siege then? The hostages are getting restless.
Long shot of the cast all tied up and gagged.
Simon: There is one person I haven’t questioned.
Mark: Who?
Simon: You!
Mark: You starting something?
They slap each other in the face and get into a fight.
Enter Mum
Mum: There’s nothing brotherly about this love.
Simon: Mum!
Mark: Mum!
Simon: Jesus Christ your alive-again!
Mum: Yes I’ve resurrected myself. Nah I was never dead in the first place.
Mark: How?
Mum: I faked my own death in Europe and came home to regain the family business. I did this by rekindling my secret love affair with Conan.
Conan: That was Conan’s secret! Conan will never live this down, Conan will have his revenge!
Conan storms out.
Mum: Yes I used him to get the family business back and I brought my sons closer together in doing so. (HUGS THEM) From now on everything is gona be good.
Enter the Police
Policeman 1: Mrs ____?
Mum: Yes
Policeman 1: I’m Inspector Moose, Sonill police station. You’re under arrest. We smashed your porn ring earlier today.
Simon: Not the family business!
Policeman 1: Yes, the family business, porn and obscene porn at that. Oh Mrs Turner you’re also under arrest for impersonating the living.
Mum: Not again!
Soap Spoof (Part 3)
Conan is sitting at the desk with the business when Mark and Simon come in.
Conan: Conan says go away, Conan doesn’t like you, Conan likes women.
Simon: You own something of ours, our family business which you cheated me out of in a game of poker. We want it back.
Conan: Conan says he won it fair and square.
Simon: You cheated me; now I’m gona hurt you.
Conan: Conan asks are you going to hurt me financially?
Mark: Nah, in the balls, until you give our business back.
Conan: Conan doesn’t have your business. Conan gave it away.
Simon: Who did you give it to?
Conan: Your mum! Ah sorry, Conan gave it to your mum.
Simon: But mum is dead!
Conan: Conan cashed a check from her just yesterday. Conan shouldn’t have said that. Conan shouldn’t have said that either.
Simon: We are being embezzled! Someone’s gona pay for this.
Conan: Conan says go away, Conan doesn’t like you, Conan likes women.
Simon: You own something of ours, our family business which you cheated me out of in a game of poker. We want it back.
Conan: Conan says he won it fair and square.
Simon: You cheated me; now I’m gona hurt you.
Conan: Conan asks are you going to hurt me financially?
Mark: Nah, in the balls, until you give our business back.
Conan: Conan doesn’t have your business. Conan gave it away.
Simon: Who did you give it to?
Conan: Your mum! Ah sorry, Conan gave it to your mum.
Simon: But mum is dead!
Conan: Conan cashed a check from her just yesterday. Conan shouldn’t have said that. Conan shouldn’t have said that either.
Simon: We are being embezzled! Someone’s gona pay for this.
Soap Spoof (Part 2)
Simon: Now that your back, having been on the run in Europe we’ve got sorting to do.
Mark: What kind of sorting?
Simon: Well after you left, I had some problems of my own. I lost the family business in a game of poker after Conan cheated me out of all my money but I didn’t know that until after he had the business. Now that your back we can hit him where it really hurts.
Mark: What financially?
Simon: Nah in the balls.
Mark: Just like old times bruv. Let’s CRACK SOME SKULLS!
Simon: (PAUSE) nah let’s crack some balls.
(Each part is a scene)
Mark: What kind of sorting?
Simon: Well after you left, I had some problems of my own. I lost the family business in a game of poker after Conan cheated me out of all my money but I didn’t know that until after he had the business. Now that your back we can hit him where it really hurts.
Mark: What financially?
Simon: Nah in the balls.
Mark: Just like old times bruv. Let’s CRACK SOME SKULLS!
Simon: (PAUSE) nah let’s crack some balls.
(Each part is a scene)
Soap Spoof (Part 1)
SIMON sits at table waiting for something to happen. Nothing happens until the door opens. His long lost brother walks in.
MARK: It’s been a long time bruv
Simon: Yes, I’ve been waiting here five years.
Mark: I’m sorry but I had to go away.
Simon: Did you get the chips?
Mark: Eh?
Simon: I’ve been waiting all this time for you to come back from the sodding chip shop and when you finally get back you don’t even get the thing you were supposed to.
Mark: Leave it out; I’ve had a hard time.
Simon: Doing what?
Mark: Well, as you remember, I was on the run from the police having escaped from prison after I was setup for killing our mother, which I didn’t do, you had set me up after I had killed your fiancée and I had killed her coz she was a cow.
Simon: Leave it out!
Mark: We sorted it back then, remember? Anyway I went to get the chips when I bumped into mum who wasn’t dead after all. She could prove my innocence but she was still on the run from the morgue. I was still on the run from the police for her murder. So we fled to Europe until mum conveniently died in some sort of an accident thus proving my innocence and that it wasn’t me that killed her.
Simon: Ah well that has filled me in, and with mum dead again things are back to how they were in the good old days. But it doesn’t explain why you haven’t got me chips.
MARK: It’s been a long time bruv
Simon: Yes, I’ve been waiting here five years.
Mark: I’m sorry but I had to go away.
Simon: Did you get the chips?
Mark: Eh?
Simon: I’ve been waiting all this time for you to come back from the sodding chip shop and when you finally get back you don’t even get the thing you were supposed to.
Mark: Leave it out; I’ve had a hard time.
Simon: Doing what?
Mark: Well, as you remember, I was on the run from the police having escaped from prison after I was setup for killing our mother, which I didn’t do, you had set me up after I had killed your fiancée and I had killed her coz she was a cow.
Simon: Leave it out!
Mark: We sorted it back then, remember? Anyway I went to get the chips when I bumped into mum who wasn’t dead after all. She could prove my innocence but she was still on the run from the morgue. I was still on the run from the police for her murder. So we fled to Europe until mum conveniently died in some sort of an accident thus proving my innocence and that it wasn’t me that killed her.
Simon: Ah well that has filled me in, and with mum dead again things are back to how they were in the good old days. But it doesn’t explain why you haven’t got me chips.
New York (Working Title)
Attention demanded immediately
Impatient metropolis waiting
City embracing insomnia
Disorientated time
Mislead by neon daylight
Lightime at nightime
No right time for night
Fluorescent yellow streak
Loud taxi beep
Snatching away sleep
Consumers consuming a city
A city consuming consumers
Capitalist nirvana times squared
Only blank sky unexploited
Watching live TV
Recorded live in front of me
Falsified for the world to see
Wintry mix descending over
Misty mysterious Manhattan
Herded into uplifting elevators
To perch on a concrete mountain
Little Italy
A country within a village
A village within a city
Commotion in motion
Chinatown’s syndrome
Chinese Starbucks
Cost a lot of bucks
Nature reclaimed by concrete
Blocked out of square streets
People confined by sidewalks
No-one listens everyone talks
Liberty standing small
Liberty stranded on her island
Liberty silent
Ground Zero a monumental empty space
Where so many lives were displaced
A void everyone solemnly moves around/ The hole in the heart of New York City
Impatient metropolis waiting
City embracing insomnia
Disorientated time
Mislead by neon daylight
Lightime at nightime
No right time for night
Fluorescent yellow streak
Loud taxi beep
Snatching away sleep
Consumers consuming a city
A city consuming consumers
Capitalist nirvana times squared
Only blank sky unexploited
Watching live TV
Recorded live in front of me
Falsified for the world to see
Wintry mix descending over
Misty mysterious Manhattan
Herded into uplifting elevators
To perch on a concrete mountain
Little Italy
A country within a village
A village within a city
Commotion in motion
Chinatown’s syndrome
Chinese Starbucks
Cost a lot of bucks
Nature reclaimed by concrete
Blocked out of square streets
People confined by sidewalks
No-one listens everyone talks
Liberty standing small
Liberty stranded on her island
Liberty silent
Ground Zero a monumental empty space
Where so many lives were displaced
A void everyone solemnly moves around/ The hole in the heart of New York City
