You put bars in front of ships’ holds
to keep them pirate-clean?
to keep them pirate-clean?
Fighting-tactics can be mean—
biting or putting someone in a hammer-hold,
but what we mean
biting or putting someone in a hammer-hold,
but what we mean
by “no holds barred” is seen
in the claim that nothing’s illegal, all holds
are clean.
in the claim that nothing’s illegal, all holds
are clean.
Meaning itself can be mean when
you make that scene,
most everyone left out in the cold,
uncertain what the hell you mean
most everyone left out in the cold,
uncertain what the hell you mean
when you say, “There’s a land
of green
beyond the next tectonic fold
where the sun shines and the air is clean.”
beyond the next tectonic fold
where the sun shines and the air is clean.”
Hold this in your little bean:
Pirates will board your ship and bold-
ly show you what “no holds barred” means.
You can’t keep ‘em clean.
Pirates will board your ship and bold-
ly show you what “no holds barred” means.
You can’t keep ‘em clean.
