Brains indeed from Small World by The Young Lions

i was a member of that motley and ludicrous crew: fathers and husbands, brothers and sons, dear friends, promising friends - always promising. not so damned motley either, since they were crossed all the time, following so consistently the same pattern. they were the loved ones (usually); oddly, too, the well-favored. as children they were loved of their parents, their mothers especially; and if they were one of several, they were the ones most loved. they were the brightest in school, the intelligent, the quick to learn, never the studious. they tried their hands at many talents; and though they didn't get anywhere, their friends cover this up for them by speaking of them as 'clever', they say they have 'personality', they say 'so-and-so would go far if only he'd apply himself'. they say 'sure he's got brains but what good does it do to him?' brains indeed, and indeed what good does it do to him? brains indeed, and indeed what good does it do to him?

• Experimental
• alternative
• electro-acoustic
• post-experimental
• speculative
• ultra