"Woken up again by the unaccustomed sound of other languages."
Could've been so much better if it wasn't swamped by all those unnecessary middle verses. it doesn't take that much to deliver the message. There's some lovely bits in this poem, but it's fucked by the overworking.
7/10
To illustrate my point, try this from Interpol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWb8XmYQyE8&list=RDHWb8XmYQyE8&start_radio=1
'She says, it helps with the lights out/ her rabid glow is like braille to the night...'
Could've been so much better if it wasn't swamped by all those unnecessary middle verses. it doesn't take that much to deliver the message. There's some lovely bits in this poem, but it's fucked by the overworking.
7/10
To illustrate my point, try this from Interpol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWb8XmYQyE8&list=RDHWb8XmYQyE8&start_radio=1
'She says, it helps with the lights out/ her rabid glow is like braille to the night...'