Warren Zevon - "Ain't That Pretty at All"

[kschap]

Oddly, this song reminds me a lot of the book I just finished reading tonight (We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver). I like when things intersect and relate to each other in my life like that.

well, I've seen all there is to see
and I've heard all they have to say
I've done everything I wanted to do...
(I've done that, too!)

and it ain't that pretty at all
ain't that pretty at all
so I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall
'cause I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all

you know, I just had a short vacation, Roy
spent it getting a root canal
"oh? how'd you like it?"

well, it ain't that pretty at all
no, it ain't that pretty at all
so I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall
'cause I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all

now, I'm gonna get a good running start and throw myself as hard at the wall as I can, man...

I've been to Paris
and it ain't that pretty at all
I've been to Rome
guess what?
I'd like to go back to Paris someday and visit the Louvre Museum
get a good running start and hurl myself at the wall!
gonna hurl myself against the wall!
'cause I'd rather feel bad than feel nothing at all!

and it ain't that pretty at all!
ain't that pretty at all!