{"id":2067,"date":"2026-08-14T16:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:25:58","slug":"friday-film-fight-two-abridged-northern-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/?p=2067","title":{"rendered":"Friday Film Fight: Two Abridged Northern Poems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I meant to write these a while ago after a couple of amusing incidents, but I didn\u2019t get round to writing them. So, uh, yeah, that\u2019s the story. Is this a film fight? No, It\u2019s an abridged poetry fight. But it\u2019s a Friday, so\u2026yeah. Roll with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the first one\u2019s inspired by an incident where we were on a nice, civilised walk, but one part of the walk required ascending a fairly high bit of land where I felt like if I took one step I\u2019d be sending myself a one-way ticket to the shores of Valhalla. In reality, this wasn\u2019t nearly that dramatic. I probably would\u2019ve been a bit battered and bruised if I fell, but death? Nah, just a quick trip to Weenie Hut General to bandage me up a bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s that, you say? I should\u2019ve voiced my concerns in a traditional verbal fashion? Come on now. You know I don\u2019t swing that way. My lips are tighter than Johnny Tightlips, and I wasn\u2019t about to give up my precious stoicism by admitting I was slightly nervous about the whole thing. Nah, if you\u2019d turned around to try and decipher my mild anxiety, all you would\u2019ve witnessed is my standard, slightly blank\/constipated facial expression. Anyway, this doozie\u2019s inspired by\/abridged from Muse\u2019s Supermassive Black Hole. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh blimey, this climb is really bloody steep<br>Oh blimey, can you hear me cringe<br>You can\u2019t see inner existential dread<br>How could you when I\u2019m so darn silent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ooh<br>You don\u2019t see the big height<br>Ooh<br>You don\u2019t see the big height<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked into the hella scary (you don\u2019t see the big height)<br>Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked in the (you don\u2019t see the big)<br>(The hella scary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought I could maybe sit this one out<br>Well then, probs should have voiced that<br>It would\u2019ve been simpler to ask<br>But where\u2019s the fun in simple routes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ooh<br>You don\u2019t see the big height<br>Ooh<br>You don\u2019t see the big height<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked into the hella scary (you don\u2019t see the big height)<br>Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked in the (you don\u2019t see the big)<br>(Into the hella scary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked in the hella scary<br>Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked in the hella scary<br>Rock structures falling in the cold dark light (ooh)<br>And the larger stone blocked in the hella scary (you don\u2019t see the big height)<br>Rock structures falling in the cold dark light<br>And the larger stone blocked in the hella scary (you don\u2019t see the big)<br>(Into the hella scary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<br>Middle-Class Near-Death Fall&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave Skull<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ok, one abridged poem down, onto the next one. The next one finding its origins in Soundgarden\u2019s Black Hole Sun. That\u2019s right, another one based around a black hole-themed song. Odd, no? Anyway, I remember watching the music video a fair bit back in my older siblings\u2019 Kerrang days and I always found the video super creepy. That woman with the lizard tongue eating the fly? Crazy, dude. The word \u2018trippy\u2019 wasn\u2019t in my vocab back in day, but that\u2019s what the music video was.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the backstory behind this one\u2019s just that we were in a super hot air bnb up north and my head was hot. Yep, that\u2019s about it. My head is large, for extra context, coming from a lineage of large headed folks. And my particular head also happens to have no hair on it, so uh, you know, heat. But that does have the extra benefit of being able to put a cold cloth on the bonce to cool down a bit. Shout out to my skull. Which also looks hella weird \u2018cause the back bit isn\u2019t there due to surgery from years ago. Anyway, fewer skull stories, more abridged poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the warmth<br>Inside fire<br>In the cold<br>As the flame sires<br>Hides the space<br>Lies the lake<br>In my embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reaching steam<br>Fiery soul<br>\u2018Neath the dark<br>The whole looks large<br>Call the same<br>Through the dream<br>And I\u2019ll be gone<br>Green again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull<br>Burning in the game?<br>Heatwave head<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bouldering<br>Hot and huge<br>Steal the fire air<br>Calm folk<br>Winds are high<br>For large dome<br>And sometimes<br>Far too big<br>For hats<br><br>In my bonce<br>A snoring sloth<br>And my booth<br>I pray to sweep<br>Further go<br>Far bay<br>No one moves<br>Like the encore<br>[The OG lyrics were pretty darn weird here, k? I\u2019m improvising]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull<br>Burning in the game?<br>Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull<br>Burning in the game?<br>Heatwave head<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull,<br>Heatwave skull)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hang my brow<br>Drown my ear<br>\u2018Til you all just disappear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull<br>Burning in the game?<br>Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull<br>Burning in the game?<br>Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull,<br>Heatwave skull)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull,<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>(Heatwave skull<br>Heatwave skull)<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<br>Why so dull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oof, that was a freaky abstract one. Mostly because the OG Soundgarden lyrics were pretty freaky. And repetitive. Don\u2019t blame me. Anyhoo, out of my two abridged creations, I think I slightly prefer the first one. It&#8217;s less freaky, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I meant to write these a while ago after a couple of amusing incidents, but I didn\u2019t get round to writing them. So, uh, yeah, that\u2019s the story. Is this a film fight? No, It\u2019s an abridged poetry fight. But it\u2019s a Friday, so\u2026yeah. 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