【BOOK-reading note】The Three Penny Opera

Notes after reading part of “The Three Penny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht.

song of human weakness

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“It’s called the song of human wekness. Have a listen. You might learn something.

A man lives from his head, and tries to use his wits.
But take a look inside his head, and all you’ll find is nits.
In a bleak existence, man is never smart enough.
He will never go the distance, if you call his bluff.

You make yourself a plan, you crawl right to the top.
Then, steal yourself another plan, but watch the whole thing flop.
In a cruel existence, man is never bad enough.
All of his mad insistence leaves him in the buff.

So, try to chase your luck, but don’t chase luck too fast.
When every fucker’s chasing luck, the luck can never last.
In a poor existence, man is never pure enough.
All of his grand insistence, just a load of guff.”