The Sinister Walk

[billroper]

I started this on Saturday night while daisy_knotwise was putting Katie to bed and finished it up tonight. It seems to have an appropriate rhythm. Tick, tock.

Words and Music: Bill Roper
Copyright 2008

The Sinister Walk

Time waits for no man,
No man but me.
Take hold of my hand
And you will see

(Chorus)
We’re going on the sinister walk,
Moving ‘tween the ticks of the clock,
Taking everything and we’re beating the odds
As we’re strolling round the planet like gods.

Walk down the sidewalk,
Weave through the crowd.
From tick until tock,
Time’s disallowed.

I am the master
Of time and space.
I’m moving faster.
I’ll win the race.

(Chorus)

If I should want it,
It will be mine.
No need to flaunt it
And I’ll be fine.

Leave them not knowing
That I exist.
When the breeze is blowing
I’ve vanished in the mist.

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
It’s cold and it’s lonely
Outside the bounds of time.
This one time only,
I’m asking you to cross the line.

(Chorus)

Time waits for no man,
No man but me.
Take hold of my hand
And you will see.

(Chorus twice)

And we’re going on the sinister walk.

Comments

[bardling.livejournal.com]

I'm liking this, would like to hear it. :)

[billroper]

Thanks! I need to get set up with the MP3s on my website, but it's been busy... :)

[madfilkentist]

Ah, the Grim Roper is back. I like it.

[billroper]

Thanks!

[dek9.livejournal.com]

It's got a good beat. You can dance to it. I give it a 9.

Oh GOD I'm old... Erica won't even GET that joke, will she?

*sigh*

[billroper]

You're not that old. And you'd be surprised at what Erica will get... :)

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Is this song a reaction to the new movie being advertised - Jumper? I keep flashing to the previews when I read this. (I need to find a good way to sign "sinister" better than "evil" or "mean" or "terrible" I like the set up of how it'll sign otherwise - good natural visual "rhyme")

[billroper]

It certainly could be, but I've been kicking this idea around for several years now and finally just got it to gel. I suppose one could also look at him as sort of an anti-Hiro (pun intended).

I'll be interested to see you sign this!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

"anti-Hiro"? *groan*

And I've found a good match sign meaning wise for sinister with a variation of deceit.

[billroper]

Cool!