Nirvana in a Postcard (Bad Etiquette)

“Bad Etiquette” cassette, 1992 – Hamilton, ON

John Harvey, John Battaglia

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Lyrics

a mountain,
falling
through
the sky,
landing
on my head

tension unbearable
I break the rubble
and see
a murky sky,
smoke-stacked
contaminated

I’m screaming for
cleanliness
a place to rest
like a postcard
heavenly – opaque

the sheen
shades
the illusion
the heaviness
the lost
nirvana

searching for
something
that
never
existed.

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Notes

• A song from the “Bad Etiquette” cassette 1992.
• The music John wrote perfectly matches the sense of searching for a “lost nirvana” of the lyrics.
• Mr. Grammarly and His Tone Detector feel the lyrics are very disapproving!

Recorded: August 1992

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