EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 4 MIN
In Vicious Circles by Kiley Reagan
from G-Dawg Radio · host Ronald Allen Bell
This is the second song version of this poem I wrote for my book, Deep back in 2019 by the same title. The first one was a hip/hop version by Persephone Page. I will include notes and some of the instructions along with the lyrics~ Verse 1 (soft, whispered vocals + distant reversed piano) Am F In light of all I’ve come to know Dm Em I now know all too much Am F In darkness pondered all alone Dm Em Yet light I’m yet to touch Verse 2 Am F The whispers heard I did conclude Dm Em Were those they spoke in vain Am F For profit and for prosper Dm Em Did the masses play this game Pre-Chorus (building tension, rising filter sweep) Am F Where are the ones that held me high? Dm Em Take your five minutes, then forget that I’m alive Am F I wrote for you a quote or two Dm Em I thought we shared… then I… Chorus (full drums drop, heavy sidechain) Am F Dm Em Is it all a game to you? Do you sit and spit, collect Am F Dm Em The secrets of the shy, the few, that in truth do reflect Am F Dm Em Like the mirror on the wall which shows the fairest of the vain Am F Dm Em Who be consumed so by their falsities that truth know not their name [SYNTH SOLO – MIDWAY POINT] Bridge (half-time feel, almost spoken) Am F The end is a song for the dead Dm Em That speaks only from the stone Am F Like a ghost wrapped up in quotes Dm Em We’ve etched on markers that bemoan Am F The life they’ve lived and things they’ve learned Dm Em Once hoped to see us through Am F These things which bring us plight Dm Em Should serve uplift should we ensue… Final Chorus (double length – bigger, layered harmonies) Am F Dm Em In vicious circles do we spin Am F Dm Em In ignorance we die Am F Dm Em Pernicious lips the path they lend Am F Dm Em Serve send our search awry Am F Dm Em In vicious circles we exist Am F Dm Em For to feed the beast that’s spawned Am F Dm Em For beast be all the reason Am F Dm Em We might need for to abscond Am F Dm Em In vicious circles time does stop Am F Dm Em We drop, we spin around Am F Dm Em For time runs not on lines Am F Dm Em We serve our time till right come round (Outro (everything strips back to just the glitching synth from the solo, slowly fading into vinyl crackle and a single reversed heartbeat)
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This is the second song version of this poem I wrote for my book, Deep back in 2019 by the same title. The first one was a hip/hop version by Persephone Page. I will include notes and some of the instructions along with the lyrics~ Verse 1 (soft, whispered vocals + distant reversed piano)Am FIn light of all I’ve come to knowDm EmI now know all too muchAm FIn darkness pondered all aloneDm EmYet light I’m yet to touch Verse 2Am FThe whispers heard I did concludeDm EmWere those they spoke in vainAm FFor profit and for prosperDm EmDid the masses play this game Pre-Chorus (building tension, rising filter sweep)Am FWhere are the ones that held me high?Dm EmTake your five minutes, then forget that I’m aliveAm FI wrote for you a quote or twoDm EmI thought we shared… then I… Chorus (full drums drop, heavy sidechain)Am F Dm EmIs it all a game to you? Do you sit and spit, collectAm F Dm EmThe secrets of the shy, the few, that in truth do reflectAm F Dm EmLike the mirror on the wall which shows the fairest of the vainAm F Dm EmWho be consumed so by their falsities that truth know not their name [SYNTH SOLO – MIDWAY POINT]Bridge (half-time feel, almost spoken)Am FThe end is a song for the deadDm EmThat speaks only from the stoneAm FLike a ghost wrapped up in quotesDm EmWe’ve etched on markers that bemoan Am FThe life they’ve lived and things they’ve learnedDm EmOnce hoped to see us throughAm FThese things which bring us plightDm EmShould serve uplift should we ensue… Final Chorus (double length – bigger, layered harmonies)Am F Dm EmIn vicious circles do we spinAm F Dm EmIn ignorance we dieAm F Dm EmPernicious lips the path they lendAm F Dm EmServe send our search awry Am F Dm EmIn vicious circles we existAm F Dm EmFor to feed the beast that’s spawnedAm F Dm EmFor beast be all the reasonAm F Dm EmWe might need for to abscond Am F Dm EmIn vicious circles time does stopAm F Dm EmWe drop, we spin aroundAm F Dm EmFor time runs not on linesAm F Dm EmWe serve our time till right come round (Outro (everything strips back to just the glitching synth from the solo, slowly fading into vinyl crackle and a single reversed heartbeat)
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