Kernel of Doom

Verse 1

Friday night, the lights went dim

A salty snack, a movie whim

I swallowed fast, I missed the chew

A golden shard of doom broke through

It bypassed teeth, it skipped the tongue

To find the place where screams are sprung

Chasing water, downing bread

It clings to tissue, feeding dread.

Chorus

Three days! Three nights!

The phantom blade!

A microscopic masquerade!

It will not budge, it will not slip

A vice-like, yellow-armored grip!

Deep in the throat, behind the wall

The silent killer of us all!

Verse 2

Day two arrives, the panic grows

I hack, I cough, I blow my nose

I feel it shift! Wait, no, it stayed

A jagged, calcified grenade

I poke my tonsils with a spoon

Looking like a mad buffoon

Mirror shining, flashlight bright

The hidden demon mocks my plight!

Chorus

Three days! Three nights!

The phantom blade!

A microscopic masquerade!

It will not budge, it will not slip

A vice-like, yellow-armored grip!

Deep in the throat, behind the wall

The silent killer of us all!

Bridge

It’s part of me now...

Fused to the flesh...

A monument... of cinema...

Is it bleeding? Is it infected?

GET IT OUT!

Guitar Solo

Outro

I gulp! I gasp! I swallow spit!

I cannot live another day with it!

A sudden cough—a violent hack—

The kernel flies... it's finally back!

Oh, look. A pretzel.