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Fire of Desire

from Use Your Words by Wishnefsky

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If you write enough songs on acoustic guitar, sooner or later you will author a campfire song and that's what happened to me here.

This is, by far, my youngest daughter's favorite song on this album. I interpret that fact as one giving great hope for Fire of Desire.

Incidentally, when my daughters sing along, they awkwardly skip the line about the pimp in the last verse. I refuse to tell them exactly what I sing there until they're old enough to appreciate their father's unique sense of humor.

There is a line in the second verse - "you only want what you can't get" – stolen verbatim from an old lyric penned by my buddy Alan Rosenbach that I set to music a long time ago. The song was entitled "Bagels on the Beach in Bali." It may be the only song in the history of music that addresses Linus Pauling and Jewish delicacies in a pop song format.

I generally steal only from myself, but I feel justified in plagiarizing from the lone lyric ever written by Alan because, back in the day, he inadvertently kicked my old Korg analog synthesizer and broke a few keys that were never the same and required copious amount of duct tape to remain in place. That was the same day that Alan stabbed himself in the eyelid with a switchblade while pretending to dual with me. Before you express too much amazement, consider this is the same guy who once laughed so hard at a joke on a Dixie cup that he head-butted the corner of a microwave oven and needed several stitches in his forehead. Alan's parents seriously questioned whether he would survive long enough to be able to vote. As a postscript, I'm happy to report that he did survive and is now a very successful dermatologist and laser surgeon in Century City. If you have an unsightly boil on your buttocks, he's your man.

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FIRE OF DESIRE

The fox comes to steal the mother hen’s eggs
The emperor shrugs at the kid who begs
The old man whistles at the young girl’s legs
And the fire of desire will never burn out

You only want what you can’t get
No one lives without regret
The gambler wants to place another bet
And the fire of desire will never burn out

When you're soft and cuddly as a porcupine
And you dream of turning water into wine
Your feet are dirty, but your soul’s divine
And the fire of desire will never burn out

The fat man’s grown too big for his britches
The rich man’s spent every cent of his riches
The pimp is gonna beat his bitches
And the fire of desire will never burn out

The fireman dreams of a golden ladder
The weatherman listens for the pitter-patter
Grandfather wishes for a stronger bladder
And the fire of desire
The fire of desire
Yeah, the fire of desire will never burn out

Ha ha

Ha

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from Use Your Words, released October 29, 2007

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Wishnefsky Los Angeles

Wishnefsky led the 90s alternative band Jabberwock. His solo work heads in a more electronic based direction - still with thought provoking lyrics, inventive arrangements, and passionate performances. Check out Wishnefsky's other projects: Brahms' Third Racket and Veneer. ... more

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