The Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee

What are we doing today?

Some serious thoughts I could weigh

A fish or a mountain to scale

I’m a slow-burning man

But always too faithful to choose

With minor persuade, I’ll join the parade instead

And play with the toys in my mind gone away

And laugh at the cheapness, the toy matinee

The orchestra tunes to an A below

The overture builds to a vertigo

And everyone’s holding their breath

The show has begun

The shepherd of pettiness winks

The audience loves what he thinks

Peanuts for all in the house

We’re so easy to please, please

Pleas from the crowd to go on

Waltzing away, a mindless array instead

Take a slap in the face from the toys of the day

While everyone watches the toy matinee

And play with the toys in my mind gone away

While everyone watches the toy matinee