THIS SONG IS CALLED “(A-FRAME)”, THOUGH I MIGHT CHANGE THE TITLE TO “FRAMING HAPPINESS”—AND I WOULD’VE ALREADY, BUT THE SECOND WORD MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE.  BUT THE NEED TO CHANGE IT IS THERE ALL THE SAME, BECAUSE “(A-FRAME)” DOESN’T QUITE DESCRIBE WHAT I MEAN.  IAN MCEWAN SAID SOMETHING IN AN INTERVIEW ABOUT FRAMING OPTIMISM AGAINST REALITY—OR BEING OPTIMISTIC IN REALITY REQUIRES FRAMING IT IN A LOGIC OF DETERMINATION TO BE OPTIMISTIC.  NO, I HAVEN’T READ HIS NOVELS—BUT THIS IDEA IS IN THE CHORUS (BELOW), & THE SECOND VERSE (BELOW).  AND YES, THAT IS JARED PLAYING SYNTH & DRUMS AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE HE IS A MANY SPLENDOR’D THING.  NOEL & I ARE DOING ALL THE JUBILANT YIPPING.  THIS WILL APPEAR ON OUR FORTHCOMING EP, “THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA EP”.

WORDS:  (A-FRAME) (OR, “FRAMING HAPPINESS”): I’M TIRED OF LOBBING BOMBS NO ONE CAN READ / BUT I’VE BEEN STUDYING HOW TO TALK FOR SO LONG / I’VE GOTTEN SO GOOD NO ONE KNOWS WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY // AND— / CEMETERIES LOOK LIKE FURNITURE NOW / POOR— / POOR DEAR, WE’VE STOPPED MEETING THEIR STARE // I DON’T WANT TO REALLY REALIZE THAT MY FUTURE’S PLASTIC / I HOPE A PLACE IS COMING WHERE WE WON’T HAVE TO SLEEP / BUT, BY NOW BY NOW BY NOW BY NOW BY NOW / EVEN IF WE FOUND GOD’S OLD BONES WE’D STILL CALL HIM A MONKEY // AND— / CEMETERIES LOOK LIKE FURNITURE NOW / POOR— / POOR DEAR, WE’VE STOPPED MEETING THEIR STARE / AND— / CEMETERIES LOOK LIKE FURNITURE NOW / POOR— / POOR DEAR, WE’VE STOPPED MEETING THEIR STARE.

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