FAWM: "The Ballad of the Quid Pro Quo"

The Ballad of the Quid Pro Quo

6 days ago by @raspberry33

Skirmish: Murder Ballad (@roblyon5150)

The Ballad of the Quid Pro Quo

raspberry33

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Liner Notes

#skirmish hosted by @roblyon5150 I debated about where to go with this one, and then decided that murder is never the answer to a problem. But murderous silence might be. And that, in the end, karma is Quid Pro Quo (literally: "this for that").

Lyrics

THE BALLAD OF THE QUID PRO QUO
(c) 2025 raspberry33 All rights reserved

VERSE 1:
I’m so happy for you – you’ve got it all
While leaving me with nothing
The divorce is final, now I’m taking my vinyl
And getting the heck out of here

You’ve got nothing to fear, I keep repeating that
In case Alexa might be listening
And my internet searches are secured
They won’t find any evidence there

PRE-CHORUS:
But I want you to know, there’s a quid pro quo
For being so nasty
Watch out, better grow eyes in the back of your head

CHORUS:
Karma’s prescribed for ten sinful acts
The measures you’ve used will be measured back to you
When you skate away on very thin ice
Think twice – about what karma can do

VERSE 2:
I’m a day late and several hundred dollars
Short, and it’s not my fault
I blame you, and all of your friends
For the current situation

You can plead, you can cry, but
The time has passed by for apologies, no doubt
Do you get my drift, or do I need
To spell it all out

PRECHORUS and CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
Nothing so crude as a murder, I abhor violence
Don’t expect a reaction beyond murderous silence
You work to live, for me it’s just sport
Karma will deliver a suitable retort
Think twice – about what karma can do

Comments

@roblyon5150 4d

"Alexa might be listening" is the best line! Thank you so much for participating!

@berni1954 4d

I love the idea that we don't need to murder our adversaries, we can just leave it to Karma to intervene. Fun and yet with a great message to those who might be considering a more drastic revenge.
I had a few big grins during this song. But this couplet got the LOL moment:
"You’ve got nothing to fear, I keep repeating that
In case Alexa might be listening"

PS As my wife is called "Karma", I hope this isn't prophetic 😁 (Carme is the Catalan take on Carmen. She often signs herself "with a K")
Super take on the prompt BTW

@robinleaf 5d

I really like these chords, and it's so bouncy! You sound absolutely gleeful about the karmic smackdown that should be starting pretty soon. And lol about Alexa listening.

@overflow 6d

This is a very fun and upbeat murder ballad! I'm still laughing about "Alexa might be listening".

@pianoquest 6d

Very funny! Definitely take the vinyl! (Now I'm stuck trying to imagine what internet searches would have been made to plan this fiendish revenge.) Nice job!