Quincunx Lyrics

Alright, well, Bernard's not back but I'm gonna try this anyway

This is a song I wrote for the Bushwick Book Club

Which is also happening tonight

But which you are not at, 'cause you came here

This was for their show about the letter Q

And I feel like maybe I've had too much of this beer to do this song properly

But maybe not

Quincunx

Quincunx

Quincunx

Let's say you got five people

Quincunx

And they all wanna have sex with each other

Quincunx

I mean they wanna have a real good time

Quincunx

I mean they wanna have a lot of fun

Quincunx

But it might be a little awkward

Quincunx

Because they got two couples but then they got an extra one

Quincunx

Well, I think I've got an organizing principle

Quincunx

That's gonna solve all your problems

You put one on the left side

One on the right side

Another on the left side

Another on the right side

One in the middle

And form a

Quincunx

Quincunx

It's sorta like a square

Quincunx

But with five points

Quincunx

Now, let's say you're God

'Cause why not?

Quincunx

And let's say you're trying to design a real pretty flower

Quincunx

One that will show those gods from the polytheistic religions

Quincunx

'Cause some of them like your work, but most of them just think you're a hack

Quincunx

So when you're arranging those petals

Quincunx

You need something fresh, you need something new

Quincunx

Well, God, I think I got something for you

Put one on the left side

One on the right side

Another on the left side

Another on the right side

One in the middle

And form a

Quincunx

Quincunx

Oh wow, God's really stepping up his game

Quincunx

'Cause those petals, they're like, in a square shape

Quincunx

But with five petals

Quincunx

Now, let's say you're a dicemaker

Quincunx

'Cause why not? Two minutes ago, you were God

Quincunx

And you're trying to make the dice

You know, you put a dot in the middle for the one

And you put two dots sort of diagonally for the two

And then you combine them and make a diagonal line for the three

And you put, like, one in each corner for the four

But then you come to the five and you're like

"What do I do? Do I put them all one side?

Do I make a really long diagonal line?

It seems like it would be unbalanced"

Well, I got some advice

Why don't you just do what dicemakers have been doing for centuries

And put it in the shape of a quincunx?

Oh, you're not inventing dice

I should have explained that

So put one on the left side

One on the right side

Another on the left side

Another on the right side

One in the middle

And form a

Quincunx

Quincunx

I can't believe you thought you were inventing dice

Are you fucking stupid?