Billy Harvey - Poisoning The Pool

“There was an ambush in the desert, they were 40 feet tall with hands like hand grenades. They blew up everything in sight when they waved goodbye.” All this is played out with acoustic guitars and what could be someone clapping on the back of a guitar. Then the electric guitar joins in with “we never saw it coming, but we couldn’t turn our eyes away. Even though we knew better we kept staring at the light.” An infectious melody – hard to sit still listening, but it’s clear enough to listen to as we move to “the sky was raining poison. There was poison in the pool, but everyone kept swimming.”

A poem about reality we can dance to, what else can we ask for? Some time to stop and do something about it? Hum. Well, at least it’s a thought. “The evidence around us is kind of overwhelming – but the future is here.” The story continues, and moves from the global to personal and back again – very neatly done. I won’t give away the entire story, but it’s really a great 3 minute pop song that, to paraphrase another great pop song, teaches more in three minutes than you’ll ever learn in school. Thanks Billy! Shoutouts to Scribblers Heart and Soft Blade. Billy Harvey