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Westminster Abbey

from The Juvenalias by William Remmers

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"In the Abbey of Norman/No one dares support the poor man/Or the columns or the arches in the Undercroft"
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12TH GRADE

Before writing "The Underground," I wrote this song, the Act I finale of "England," under similar auspices, reading a book about Westminster Abbey while slacking at the library.

I submitted the date-littered lyrics to the literary magazine who, during anonymous review session, said that it could only be published with footnotes. Luckily, I was the Editor-in-Chief and saw that it was unadorned, but mono struck me down in the spring during editing week and I was demoted to Co-Editor-in-Chief along with the Junior who did all the work. At the time, I was peeved by this act of God, but in the days of quarantine years and years later... fair dues, mate. Both of the tracks were eventually released on a compilation CD of student tracks included with the magazine (a first, and possibly only, for the periodical). There was also a DVD of our short films included. Probably the best circulation I ever got.

Also, by this point, I had got an accordion. Never got very good at it, but it makes a nice show here and would serve as my string surrogate on adult material. I have a strong fondness for these two songs as they were my first attempts at writing an actual song and are antecedents of adult, "William," material that I'm not embarrassed by. As I learned with "Birth of Joshaa," it pays to prepare.

When I finally visited London years later, this was the first sight I saw on my first full day. I cried. Is that odd?

After getting my tonsils taken out, I lost my ability to do screams like that. RIP, screams.

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from The Juvenalias, released May 1, 2020

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