if i am singing "it's a sin," by pet shop boys,
i would say instead, it is a scam.
not a fall from grace, but a marketed stain.
a guilt you can purchase, then dance to on the radio.
the truth is not revealed, my love, it is remixed.
a 12-inch extended version for the club,
a radio edit for the drive to work.
to the rich, a bassline that confirms their rhythm;
to the poor, a synth hook promising a paradise they can never enter.
......
if i am singing "it's a sin," by pet shop boys,
i would say instead, it is a scam.
not a fall from grace, but a marketed stain.
a guilt you can purchase, then dance to on the radio.
the truth is not revealed, my love, it is remixed.
a 12-inch extended version for the club,
a radio edit for the drive to work.
to the rich, a bassline that confirms their rhythm;
to the poor, a synth hook promising a paradise they can never enter.
......