2 March 2013
I'd travelled far, crossed every ocean Caused consternation and commotion For I couldn't shake my singular notion To create, at last, a loving potion
I knew of an ancient recipe Sprig of lilac, a strawberry Some hair from a woman in Southend-On-Sea Is that right? Apparently...
I gathered the ingredients Along with other elements You may think I had lost all sense To try to capture loves essence
I brewed a batch on a cool dark night The smell of it was a strange delight I took a draught, oh it had a bite I wondered, had I made it right?
It bubbled deep inside of me An emotion grew exponentially Hearts and flowers, all I could see It seemed I'd brewed successfully!
Then something I can't explain Took a hold of my fevered brain A heady mix of pleasure and pain But it definitely wasn't loves refrain
It certainly didn't taste that great And while it didn't bring its nemesis, hate My quest for love it did not sate For you can't enforce what's held by fate
So I searched and found an antidote An incantation I once wrote And made myself a mental note To just let nature float my boat
A chemist is one thing I'm not This potion made my insides rot And it seems there's something I forgot Love can't be cooked up in a pot
Love is there for all to make It can be strong, but it can take The sweetest heart... ...and let it break The one emotion you cannot fake
So I threw the love potion away Saved my spells for another day I shouldn't have to make you pay For what's inside you anyway...
The Strangest Brew • Opuss № I