The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 1Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-5
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
Clay’s still clay, wheel spins the same,
Goose Lake whispers its ancient name.

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Three kilns burning, willow smoke so sweet,
Cooling bricks and restless, weary feet.

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A conference buzzes, a brick cube bright,
Chicago rockets screaming through the night.

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[Chorus]
The gears keep turning, the fires still burn,
Another cycle, another lesson learned.

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Esthetics shimmer, a fleeting grace,
Lost in the rhythm of time and space.

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A fragile beauty, a moment’s gleam,
Caught in the current of a waking dream.

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[Verse 2]
Marshall Fields wants carafes, black and bold,
Seven-fifty each, a story to be told.

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But Garvy-Seabright, with his blustery frown,
Dinner sets are missing, all over town!

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Mexican piggy banks, a costly plight,
Draining the budget in fading light.

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[Bridge]
Real esthetic, you see?
A touch of class, for you and me.

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Ha! A little humor, a moment’s release…
From endless meetings, the corporate grind,

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Leaving sanity far behind.

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[Chorus]
The gears keep turning, the fires still burn,
Another cycle, another lesson learned.

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Esthetics shimmer, a fleeting grace,
Lost in the rhythm of time and space.

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A fragile beauty, a moment’s gleam,
Caught in the current of a waking dream.

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[Bridge]
Real esthetic, you see?

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[Verse 3]
[Hawkins:] I wish we could take more…
[Secretary:] But the budget's gone, it’s at the core!

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[Hawkins:] A new luster to try…
[Secretary:] Vacationing in Denver, passing by.

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[Break]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 4]
Levantman shock… a forgotten name…
Revival’s folly, a dangerous game.

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Honest John Barlow, brought back to the light,
A century slumbering in endless night.

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But clothes are missing, hair has disappeared,
Another consequence, another fear.

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[Chorus]
The gears keep turning, the fires still burn,
Another cycle, another lesson learned.

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Esthetics shimmer, a fleeting grace,
Lost in the rhythm of time and space.

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A fragile beauty, a moment’s gleam,
Caught in the current of a waking dream.

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[Outro]
[Barlow:] …I’ll sue! I’ll sue!…
[Hawkins:] The Problem… the Problem…