This started out as a keyboard riff from Joe "J2" Jakubowski of Dictionary Attack and I built a song out of it. After finishing the music and still not knowing what the song should be about, my friend Sarah Starr suggested "beagles. or bagels". I switched the order because nothing rhymes with bagel.
lyrics
Bagels or Beagles
I have got some problems with perception.
I know I must refill my prescription.
My vision's not too clear.
And I cannot quite hear.
What on Earth are those things over there, now?
Is it sushi or a very small cow?
I'll get a bit less far.
Oh, I see what they are. (I think.)
Are they bagels or are they just beagles?
Are they parrots or just paralegals?
I'm such a feeble man
and I don't understand.
Wow, my mind, it really must be going.
I think that my age is clearly showing.
It doesn't bother me.
There's adventure wherever I don't see!
Yeah, I'd rather do some big exploring.
Wrinkle counting's gotten pretty boring.
My caretaker's a wreck.
But I am not dead yet!
Are they bagels or are they just beagles?
Are they bald or are they just bald eagles?
I'm such a feeble man
and I don't understand.
Are they eggs or are they just excited?
Am I out of my mind or am I just outside?
Should I have stayed indoors
Where there's no wild boars? (Just boredom.)
There was a time
when I thought I'd seen it all.
Now that I'm lost,
I am standing oh so tall.
I have got some problems with perception.
But I think I relish the reception.
I'm free of any woes.
It keeps me on my toes.
Are they bagels or are they just beagles?
Jason Vorhees or just Jason Segal?
I'm such a feeble man
and I don't understand.
Are they waffles or are they just awful?
Is it Bowser or is it just Fawful?
Senility's my bag.
I love my life of lag.
credits
from Bear Maximum,
released June 4, 2015
Keyboard riff by Joe Jakubowski
supported by 14 fans who also own “Bagels or Beagles (feat. Dictionary Attack)”
Awesome track! I also love the "tribute" at the end to that old D&D audio, genius!
This is going to be the opener for the next session for my group. Landstrider
Mike Cadoo’s concept record dealing with his father’s dementia diagnosis wrenches palpable emotion from haunting ambient textures. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 26, 2022