Nur Ein XVIII Round Four "Partly Fiction"

glennny · Post by **glennny** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 1:38 pm

Partly Fiction
by glennny

verses and lists keep to this hexameter pattern:
(a feminine caesura used by Homer in the Iliad. An example occurs in Iliad 1.5)
| Spondee | Dactyl | Spondee | Dactyl | Dactyl | Spondee|

| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |

Verse One in 11/8
Are we in trouble?
Can we watch movies
perusing
Your list:

(Movies List in 4/4)
Nashville, Goodfellas, Duck Soup,
Deer Hunter, Blade Runner, High Noon,
Snow White, Titanic, Ben-Hur,
Affliction, Pulp Fiction, Network

Verse Two in 11/8
she knows my struggle
it’s not so subtle
to play like
these guys

(Guitarists List in 4/4)
Jack White, Dave Davies, Joe Walsh,
Chuck Berry, Joe Perry, Les Paul,
Bob Fripp, Mike Campbell, Nels Cline,
Steve Cropper, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai

The chorus is looser with the hexameter pattern
|- - | - uu | uu - | uu - | - uu | - - |
| - uu | uu - | - uu | - - | - - | uu - |

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Verse Three in 11/8
Where is this going?
Can we coexist?
Your playlist
De jure

(Bands on Playlist List in 4/4)
Pinback, Black Sabbath, White Stripes,
White Denim, Art Tatum, Bright Eyes
Outkast, Ben Kweller, Nick Drake,
Dutch Uncle, Dutch Widows, James Gang,
Liz Phair, Jawbreaker, Wilco,
King Crimson, St. Vincent, Devo,
Cheap Trick, Flake Music, U2,
Thin Lizzy, Grandaddy, Refused

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Bridge-Instrumental in 15/8

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Outo in 11/8

Now with all of the feet markers:

Spoiler

DutchWidows · Post by **DutchWidows** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:42 pm

Firstly:

glennny wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 25, 2023 1:38 pm
Partly Fiction
by glennny

Dutch Uncle, Dutch Widows, James Gang

Very much here for this lyric! Already my favourite this round without hearing it!

The Dutch Widows' song is DW's 'advice guy' mode - a song of life advice for my son as he leaves university next week. Good luck mate!

Partly Fiction by The Dutch Widows

Be bold, say ‘yes’ more than you say ‘no’
Embrace everything with your body and soul but not people
Unless you have permission; consent is important.

Just listen, conversation is more than just words
Talking’s pretty good, listening opens more doors.
Laugh a lot, laugh out loud
If you laugh at yourself, you’ll have years of entertainment that needs no-one else.
See the world for yourself it’s a marvellous place
We’re relying on you to fix the human race.

Nearly grown, still partly fiction
All there waiting now for you to be free
Take your time, there’s no-one better to be

Be open to experience but don’t be reckless
That’s not the way to get longevity.
Put photos in a book document your adventures
They carry more weight non-digitally.
Be kind to the animals, the best of us
They’re trusting and they’re helpful and should always be free!

Nearly grown, still partly fiction
All there waiting now for you to be free
Take your time, there’s no-one better to be
Life moves fast, it’s precious, can’t you see?
Remember every moment and you’ll be fine

Should have learned more by the age I am
The time I wasted and I’ve barely begun
I wish I’d taken my own advice
Listened more to my parents as they seemed quite nice
I was young and pretty foolish with a head full of dreams
More testosterone and gas than brains it seems

All there waiting now for you to be free
Take your time there’s no-one better to be
Life moves fast, not partly fiction to me
Remember every moment

Money’s nice, don’t treat it as a goal
The path to contentment isn’t paved in gold.
Trust people to be who they say
They’re just doing things in their own sweet way.

Be bold
Be open and kind
Be patient
Be fair and nice
Be bold

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:52 pm

Partly Fiction
by Max Bombast

"Everything happens for a reason"
"Everyone's unique in their own way"
"Everybody's working for the weekend"
"Every dog has got to get his day"

These are the little lies we say

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
"If you ignore them they will go away"
"Every day drink eight glasses of water"
"You too can afford to buy this brand new car today!"

These are the little lies we say

It's only partly fiction
But the part that is fiction
Is the only part that's any good
You could be forgiven for
Believing what was written
But everybody understood that
These are the little lies
We whisper to ourselves at night
To calm us down
Come on now, let's go another round!

"Money doesn't really make you happy"
"Hard work's the key to getting rich"
"Poverty is nothing but a state of mind"
"When you're gone I promise you will be missed"

These are the little lies we say

It's only partly fiction
But the part that is fiction
Is the only part that's any good
You could be forgiven for
Believing what was written
But everybody understood that
These are the little lies
We whisper to ourselves at night
To calm us down
Come on now, let's go another round!

Alright, that's enough white lies for now

mo · Post by mo » Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:59 pm

Partly Fiction by ellipsis

featuring lead vocals from Evermind

list is of "things the narrator would (or wouldn't) do if he didn't have to appear normal to society"

I’d go to parties all the time
I’d suck down all the booze
I’d tell my manager I’m gone
I’d get entire sleeve tattoos

CHORUS:
I’m partly fiction
But 100% real
Nothing that I say
Is exactly what I feel

I would confess my love to you
I would just say what’s on my mind
I would sing loudly on the street
I would be naked half the time

CHORUS

I’m so tired

I wouldn’t go to bed on time
I wouldn’t wash my hands or face
I wouldn’t exercise at all
I wouldn’t shower, wouldn’t bathe

CHORUS

SquirrelProof · Post by **SquirrelProof** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:27 pm

Partly Fiction
Eric Novak
Shadow

These are the bots I know I know
These are the bots I know
These are the bots I know I know
These are the bots I know
These are the bots I've come to know
These are the bots I know
These are the bots I've come to know-ow-ow

There are robots with robot arms
There are robots with wheels for legs
There are robots that make the cars
And then robots to drive away
And then write their dreams in the stars
With a code they can't explain
There are robots to make the steel
And then robots to seed the rain

These are the bots I know etc.

There are robots to help farm teeth
And thank God those robots can't feel pain
There are robots that see your soul
And then wonder what belongs to them
There are robots that cry fake tears
To see what tears might entail
There are robots that go too far
And then robots that can't be blamed

These are the bots I know etc.

There are no baby robots that I've met
Maybe baby robots don't exist

There are robots, they're made of stone
Grinding down into a quiet age
Their teeth are gumming up with sand
Spots of oil slowly seep away
They learned so much of nature
And never a bit of nurture
And no matter what might take place
These robots never seem to pray

These are the bots I know etc.

Geech · Post by **Geech** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:25 pm

Partly Fiction
Berkeley Social Scene

Features lists of boasts and pickup lines, including references/quotes to many well known songs

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Come and take a walk with me
I’m gonna flash you back to the crime of the scene
The first time that I saw you, you were standing there
Copping such an attitude like you didn’t care
I said hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
And then you rolled your eyes straight of your head
I said may may may may may may may
May I tell you something that I’ve never shared?

And you said uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh yeah yeah yeah

This is partly fiction but mostly true
When I saw your face, well, lightening struck through
The planets aligned to bring me to you
This is partly fiction but mostly true

You cocked your head back and said yeah so
Took a drag of your cig, flicked it to the floor
Looked into my eyes through your shades so dark and said
You got something for me, something with a spark?
I said hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
With your hand on your hip, you gestured for more
I said may may may may may may
May I tell you things I never said before?

And you said uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh yeah yeah yeah

This is partly fiction but mostly true
Every moment I’ve lived has led me to you
I tried to fight it but what could I do
This is partly fiction but mostly true

I’m the king of rock, there is none higher (Run DMC)
In a crossfire hurricane, I’m on fire (Rolling Stones & Bruce Springsteen)
I’m walking on sunshine to the eye of the tiger (Katrina and The Waves & Survivor)
Your personal Jesus, I’m a holy diver (Depeche Mode & Dio)
Saving you, Mr Ambulance Driver (The Flaming Lips)
I’m not going to give up - I’m a survivor! (Destiny’s Child)

And you said uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh uhuh yeah yeah yeah

This is partly fiction but mostly true
The gods have delivered and brought me to you
My soul and body have become unglued
The chambers of my heart have been cut right through
There isn’t an action I won’t resort to
The places I’d go, the things that I’d do
It’s a once in a lifetime rendezvous
This is partly fiction but mostly true

I am so in love with you

grumpymike · Post by **grumpymike** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:40 pm

Partly Fiction by Grumpy Mike

Verse 1:
Numbers, numbers on the screen,
Up and down, in red and green.
Imaginary stack of paper
no one’s ever seen

Credit bubbles, market troubles,
Life savings reduced to rubble
We don’t care who picks the dance
to do the two-step shuffle

Chorus:
Oh, I’m starting to wonder how far this extends.
Oh, we’re lost inside a children’s game of pretend.
Oh, it’s not a contradiction
to say truth is partly fiction.

Verse 2:
Crypto, crypto in the air
Buzzwords flying everywhere
Whispered down a line until
the meaning is stripped bare

Staking, baking, farming, mining,
Data training, redefining
Every year a new gold rush
as the old world is declining

Chorus:
Oh, I'm starting to wonder how far this can go,
Oh, these ideas have ideas of their own.
Oh, it’s not a contradiction
to say truth is partly fiction.

Verse 3:
Concepts shaped big and small
Shadows cast on empty walls
When we share one it can grow up
over ten feet tall

Fiction shapes reality
In ways that humans cannot see
Nothing can be really real
when real is fantasy

Chorus:
Oh, the sea of ideas churns round and around
Oh, I’m lost and I need to find solid ground
Oh, it’s not a contradiction,
it is our condition,
that truth is partly fiction

noma · Post by **noma** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:42 pm

Nick Soma - Partly Fiction

Scribbled lines on paper
Perfumed letters, valentines
Some old drawing, brings up memories
Of a better time
Little note that says
No matter what we always will be friends
Beaded animals and stickers
Books and pens and odds and ends

I recall, but my conviction
Is not as strong as it once used to be
It's partly truth and partly fiction
A slowly fading memory

Only cans and bottles
Hinting at the presence of a ghost
Sunbleached poster, little teddy bear
The one you liked the most
School reports and trophies
Broken laptop, dusty shelf
And a postcard sent from Malta
Wish I was there myself

All these things, so ripe with meaning
I'd like to leave but I must stay
Was I there, or was I dreaming?
It's partly fiction anyway

Roman candles, aroma oil
Eyeliner, safety pin
Incense sticks and Darjeeling tea
I wish you'd let me in

And there's no use now in debating
What it is, I cannot say
Was I there, or am I hallucinating?
It's partly fiction anyway

Scribbled lines on paper
Some are yours and some are mine
Glowing stars high on the ceiling
I can't turn back the time

truth · Post by **truth** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:49 pm

Partly Fiction
by Cavedwellers

Glennny: resonator guitar, bass, drums
Truth: 12 and 6 string guitars, tenor banjo, mandolin, tin whistle, vocals

A choir trip to Scotland
Then a Eurailpass alone
The south of France to sing and dance
We met in London town
Paris, Rome and Tuscany,
Nice was nice indeed
Pizza in St Mark’s piazza
Blessed rosary beads

It’s partly true and partly fiction
Wherever you go, there you are
I brought the drama, you, the friction
But I saw the rising of your star
But I saw the rising of your star

Heidelberg for language school
Rome for much the same
Back again, Andalusian
Durty Dublin my new hame
Ireland on a rock tour
Finland tour as well
Lombardia wedding party
Greece, more wedding bells

It’s partly true and partly fiction
That those who wander aren’t lost
When rambling on is an addiction
You always underestimate the cost
You always underestimate the cost

(Reel)

“Liverpool, Leeds or Birmingham”
Well not Leeds, but the rest
Villa Park, a game by dark
To see the team that’s best
Scotland with a one year old
England, turning three
Wales with a two year old
Joining the family

It’s partly true and partly fiction
My wandering days are at an end
If I may make a bold prediction
Having sold my freedom for a friend
You and I will see the journey‘s end

Post by **Lunkhead** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:54 pm

Partly Fiction
by Moss Palace

I’m sketching the shape of your face
And the light in your eyes
But my memory is partly fiction
Two truths and a lie

I’m trying to remember you
But it’s been so long
It’s funny what our minds make up
How much we get wrong

I think you look like my sister
Maybe I look like you
That’s the thing about family
Ties that we can’t undo

And the sad comes sideways
I try not to let on
He told me on Tuesday honey
That you were gone

(this is a list)
I want to watch the sunrise
Kiss somebody I love tonight
I want to heal from this fight
And believe it’s going to be alright
I want to breathe in the sky
Wash away my bitter spite
I want to hold my dreams tight
And believe, I believe it’s alright

(this is also a list)
All stealing time
Chasing the divine
Hearts on the line
A few beats behind
The same design
Steep uphill climb
A few beats behind
A few beats behind

All stealing time
Chasing the divine
Hearts on the line
A few beats behind
The same design
Steep uphill climb
A few beats behind
A few beats behind

sailingmagpie · Post by **sailingmagpie** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:17 am

Partly Fiction by chewmeupspitmeout

I'm made up of phrases
I'm made up of words
Consonants and vowels
Nouns and verbs
I'm made up of metaphors
And contradictions
Drawn from real life
But still partly fiction

I'm just a character
Without a story
I need a parable
Or allegory

Partly fiction

I'm just a cypher
A thinly veiled critique
An authors mouthpiece with
Something I'm trying to reach
Cos I've got goals
And clear motivations
So well researched
A realistic creation

I'm an antihero
Murderer, a thief
I've sacrificed myself
Suffered heartbreak and grief
I've been a king
Ive been a fool
Made my fortune
And lost it too
I've found true love
And I've doomed the whole world
I've fathered boys
I've fathered girls
A man of lapsed faith
A man of conviction
I'm mostly true
But im still partly fiction

Partly fiction

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