13 Ways of Looking at a Thief

(Cue music…)

“… Are you such a dreamer
To put the world to rights?
I’ll stay home forever
Where two and two always makes a five

I’ll lay down the tracks
Sandbag and hide
January has April showers
And two and two always makes a five

It’s the devil’s way now
There is no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It is too late now because

You have not been paying attention, paying attention
Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention
Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention
Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention
Paying attention, paying attention

I try to sing along, but I get it all wrong
‘Cause I’m not, ’cause I’m not
I swat ’em like flies, but like flies, the bugs keep coming back
Not, but I’m not

All hail to the thief, all hail to the thief 

But I’m not, but I’m not
But I’m not, but I’m not
Don’t question my authority or put me in a box

‘Cause I’m not, ’cause I’m not
Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in
But it’s not, but it’s not, but it’s not
Maybe not, maybe not…”

— Radiohead / “2 + 2 = 5”

What I’m Reading:

— Mario Vargas Llosa / “The Art of Fiction No. 120” / The Paris Review