The One-Line Lyric Challenge

All Around the World (The Myth of Fingerprints)

This month we're going all around the world with Paul Simon. The title itself is quite fitting, as Paul Simon is well known for getting musical influence from a wide variety of different cultures. You can clearly hear African influence in the rhythms and vocal background of many of his songs, including this one. I definitely hear some blues riffs and some possibly Latin-inspired syncopation / percussion too.

Enjoy a trip around the world as you write.

"All Around the World" Paul Simon



Lyrics: ▼

Over the mountain
Down in the valley
Lives a former talk-show host
Everybody knows his name
He says, "There's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
I've seen them all and man
They're all the same."

Well, the sun gets weary
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says, "What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world

Out in the Indian Ocean somewhere
There's a former army post
Abandoned now just like the war
And there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's what that old army post was for

Well, the sun gets bloody
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says, "What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world

Over the mountain
Down in the valley
Lives the former talk-show host
Far and wide his name was known
He said, "There's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's why we must learn to live alone."

Lyric Prompt: "The myth of fingerprints"

Include the above line somewhere in your entry.
This one might be a challenge, but you can chose another line from the lyrics above if you don't like the given one.

Note: I believe the "myth of fingerprints" refers to the popular idea that no two fingerprints are the same.