folk-grunge
folkgrunge
Story behind the song
In late May of 2023, the phrase what small poems came to me, along with a batch of lyrics, and I put music to it within weeks.
Lyrics
WHAT SMALL POEMS
Music and lyrics by Paul Iorio
Copyright 2023
What small poems are these/born in filth/that I can trade for silk
What small poems are these/I use to bargain/to talk me through the border with jargon
What small poems are these/that i raise in the air/or can shoot just like a flare
What small poems are these
What small poems
What small poems are these/they've barely hatched/they almost fell right through the cracks
What small poems are these/they're just like eggs/when they break, they'll run away
What small poems are these/i almost lost 'em/somewhere north of south Boston
What small poems are these
What small poems
What small poems are these
What small poems are these/they go so fast/and in this heat, they will not last
What small poems are these/can't get through customs/before the cops can try and bust 'em
What small poems are these/that get in my way/get out right now -- I ain't playin'
What small poems are these
What small poems
What small poems are these
What small poems
What small poems