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American Lit

from Adult Film by Tim Kasher

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I've got a story to tell,
and though I'm not sure what it is,
I'm sure it's funny as hell.
And TRAGIC and DRAMATIC
and personal and universal.

It's about a boy with stars in his eyes.
Or, maybe just a man whose
dreams were never realized.
Whichever one it is,
it's essential I get it just right:
'cause we are GREAT AMERICANS!
Our novels need to be written.

My point of view must be heard.
I'll set my soapbox on the mountaintop
and bark out every word.
And the echoes will bellow and billow
over this great Earth.
Or, am I missing the point?
A view from the top
could overlook the hoi polloi.
In the trenches with the henchman
is the benchmark of experience.

'Cause we are great Americans.
Our novels need to be written,
and then the book becomes a film.
And then the film becomes
a MODERN MASTERPIECE
(This is my acceptance speech).

And when our bones are burned to ashes,
and great, great grandkids are doing acid,
they'll give two shits about all this
insipid brilliance.
But don't get angry, don't get discouraged,
our constant efforts are more than worth it -
we have our voices,
singularly we sing:

"Yes, we are great Americans!
Our novels need to be written!"
So what if they end up microfiche -
at least they landed
in the annals of our libraries.

And then the book becomes a film...

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from Adult Film, released October 8, 2013

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Tim Kasher Los Angeles, California

Cursive / The Good Life / Me. Fourth solo album, Middling Age, out in April 2022 on 15 Passenger Records!

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