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The Bacon Song

from Thoughts and Memories by Virgult

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There comes the fresh and fragrant smell
the morning rain, the pigs can tell
it’ll make the mud just moist enough
to play and have a laugh

They’ll play in all their free-range glory
the gleaming eyes that tell the story
of happy muscle, stored and dried
in the abattoir nearby

Yet one pig smarter than the others
stealing courgettes from his mother
may have sensed that happiness
comes at the expense of someone else

Let’s just be happy
‘cause often we can’t see
when we’re being the men
and when we’ll be the pigs,
and when we’re at it
with all the worries gone
we won’t tell whose meat we’re feasting on

Perhaps this is by natural law
just like the cycle of Carnot
for all the joy and life we clutch
we’re stealing twice as much

And even leaving meat alone
you’ll still consume some to the bone,
yes, in the form of rubbish roasts
or vegan Facebook posts

Perhaps, as we discuss this gripe
the pigs have got it figured out
and offer us their juicy ribs
as keenly as sacrificial wonderpigs

Let’s just be happy
‘cause often we can’t see
when we’re being the men
and when we’ll be the pigs,
and when you’re on it
you’ll be too busy to
notice what the others did for you

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from Thoughts and Memories, released July 10, 2020

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Virgult London, UK

London-based Italian guitar player, wannabe singer, mad scientist and digital music tinkerer.

I keep being fascinated by anything the guitar can produce. The "little orchestra" just never ceases to amaze: jazz, blues, grooves, intricate layers, percussion, feelings, soundscapes. I strive to discover the marvel that is solo music making, piece by piece. ... more

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