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Solitaire

from Mix Until Absurd by Phil Mills

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This was written for a FilKONtario song contest on the subject of Space Games...and won.

lyrics

A life pod gives faint comfort when your en-gines overload,
At best, a place to watch stars fade as ship fuel cells explode.
Three days' life support, a signal rescuers could hear,
Assuming there was anybody near.

The pod has one computer. It's a chance to stay alive,
Controlling atmosphere, communications, impulse drive,
And games computers all have had since nineteen-eighty-nine.
Nothing I can do but pass the time.

Chorus:
I'd like to hold a deck of cards,
To feel them smooth and sliding through my fingers.
Red for fire, black for space
The king can't move; it blocks an ace.
Deal another hand of solitaire.

I wish I knew the rules to more than Klondike and Free Cell,
But 'Help' commands cause program hangs and system faults as well.
It's hard to see the cursor now; the screen turned green and white
About the time the pod lost all its light.

[Chorus]

I don't know when the view went dark. I must have closed my eyes,
Dreaming, placed card images on neatly sorted piles.
If I concentrate, a layout forms for me to play
Until the final diamonds turn to gray.

[Chorus]

Deal another hand of solitaire.

credits

from Mix Until Absurd, released July 1, 2014
Phil Mills – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Sue Jeffers – backing vocal

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Phil Mills Toronto, Ontario

Phil Mills writes songs of science fiction and fantasy fandom: filk.

He released the CD "Rain on the Sand" in 2009, containing all original material, mixing funny and serious treatments. That approach has continued, as does his writing.

He has become an avid promoter of the FAWM and 50/90 online song-writing communities, using those as inspiration sources for yet more songs. ... more

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