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The Shelf-Life of Angels
21 December 2004Bia Lowe investigates the devolution of angels, lyrics, and humanity: "It is still a mystery as to why A. curiosa ["angels"] developed a mouth part, since there was no apparent need -- nothing to be gained, nothing to be transcended, nothing, indeed, to be fought, won, or defended. These early mouth parts were concentrations of chitonous material, likely used to scrape, gnaw or puncture flora, though it is not clear whether such activities were required for eating or for purposes of aggression. It is, however, quite likely that these proto-mouths gave rise to the first lyric, as remnants survive today within the ectomorphic vestiges of such celestial hand-me-downs as, say, the ad jingle and the pop song chorus; or endomorphically within the relentless -- in fact maddening -- sing-songs of various psycho-dynamic pathologies, such as OCD." More...
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