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Have You Paid The Gasbill

from Death Waits II: The Writers by Art Schop

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Otto Emil Plath, German born professor of biology, entomologist, and author of ‘Bumblebees and Their Ways’ died from advanced diabetes having mistakenly diagnosed himself with lung cancer and refused to seek treatment. (His friend had died of lung cancer, therefore, he reasoned, that’s what he must have). He was 55. His daughter, Sylvia, who would grow up to be a poet, was 8.
The song incorporates two lines from “Mad Girl’s Love Song” by Sylvia Plath — ‘I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead’ and ‘(I think I made you up inside my head.)’

lyrics

Oh, Sylvie you’ll be brave, like the bees that buzz about
at work and in their cave, though their stings will gut them out
I didn’t want to leave you, or not as quick as that
but you shouldn’t cling so tightly to the laces of your lack
Save a little Sylvie; you’re not the only one
the drones must have their pollen as the clover needs the sun
Have you paid the gasbill Sylvie; it only seems you should
it’s seeping through the floorboards to Herr Thomas who’s waking up
(Look you’ve made the poor man cough)
Save a little Sylvie; don’t do what I’ve done
The hive must have its queen just as the homeland needs its son
what I liked about the bees was what i liked about you
they’re always buzzing, glorious sound of fate and wisdom too
Save a little Sylvie; don’t do what I’ve done
mistaking diabetes for a cancer on the lung

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from Death Waits II: The Writers, released March 12, 2019

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