Swim Anthem- Parody of "Price Tag" [Jessie J]

13 November 2011

Seems like everybody wants a good time

Wonder how y’all sleep at night

When the buzzer clicks first

And the bell rings next

Just stop for a moment and smile

 

Why is everybody so serious?

Am I the only one who’s curious?!

You’ve gotcha goggles on your eyes

And your hopes so high

That you can’t even have a good time

 

Everybody breathe to their left

Everybody breathe to their right

Adrenaline rushing in

We’re gonna swim our bests tonight

 

But it’s not about the race time, race time, race time

Oh it’s not about the race time, race time, race time

We just wanna swim our best swims

Forget about the race time

 

Ain’t about the golden medal

Oh it ain’t about the, winning title

We just wanna swim our best swims

Forget about the race time

 

Seems like everybody wants a good time

Wonder whatcha dream at night

You’ve got the record in your head

And your fins on in bed

Oh can’t we leave this trash all behind?

 

Everybody seems so furious!

Am I the only one who’s curious?!

You’ve gotcha goggles on your eyes

And your standards so high

And if you can’t reach your goals you would cry

 

Everybody breathe to their left

Everybody breathe to their right

Adrenaline rushing in

We’re gonna no worries ‘night

 

But it’s not about the race time, race time, race time

Oh it’s not about the race time, race time, race time

We just wanna swim some great swims

Bringin' home a big smile

 

Ain’t about the golden medal

Ain’t about the winning title

We just wanna swim our best swims

Forget about the race time

~Lou Woo~

Reviews

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞Emmett..]

It's like a song, I can see a beat and rhythm. And the chorus is catchy. I know I'm looking past this poem literally and keep thinking that it holds much deeper meaning than it really does, but then again it might just be what it appears to be, literal and about a swimming race. I love it, and your rhymes. I wonder what "Price Tag" is though. I should look it up before I forget.

[MsMermaid]

Let me hazard a guess about "price tags"... it seems obvious to me that this enchanting ditty is driving the point home that "the best swim" is the true goal, not the medals or titles that come with strings attached... an unwanted price tag for winning because of it being "the best swim". Even if the medals and titles themselves are the only price tag put on you so people know you won, it's still an unwanted price tag. Knowing you did your personal best has no other price tag than the knowing. I loved the entertaining words and bopping along in my head with the rhythm as I read. Slang phrases added character and charm. While the poem is about "the best swim", it's deeper meaning lies in doing your personal best for the right reason, not the price tag. Nice message. Nice poem. Loved it.

The message puts me in mind of George C. Scott, the actor who won an Academy Award for his role as General Patton. He refused to attend or accept the award because of his personal ethic that didn't want public accolades. All he wanted was the knowledge that he'd done his personal best, and felt better about the roles he felt he'd done better than the role he'd played as Patton. He didn't want to accept an award for a role he felt was inferior to the roles he felt were better performance.

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Wow, I liked this write, I got into this one, so wonderful, loved the ending. Awesome write!