Being around people who are obstinately traditional and “by-the-book” can sometimes offer a strange sort of appeal. What I’m talking about here, in particular, is certain members of management where I work, who are very hierarchical, and whose music walks this almost stupefyingly absurd line of “normal.”  One thing that this staunch adherence to genuine … Continue reading “Positioning Suicidal Discourse as the Last Stand of Lyrical Ingenuousness”