The Death of Gatsby

Ah, the spectrum of things we have all done in our lives thanks to our under par education. This is a song I wrote in my freshman year of high school. The date on the file was the 19^th of May in 1995. How true that is I can only speculate, it’s probably not that far off.

I had a group project based on the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and we each had to write a song. I do recall my English teacher commenting on how much he liked the work. Well, you can’t get the full version by reading it, but tell me what you think.

The death of Gatsby

you wanted it all,

but you’re too late

you wanted it all,

your life’s carved in slate   

you wanted it all

so you had to fall

and that’s not great

now the water runs red

in your estate  

a bullet sealed your-ur fate

 

you had it all you wanted more

you had it all and you know the score

you wanted more

and you took it

but it wasn't enough

you had it all

and you let it rot

you took from them

and they tore you apart

and now it’s over

you had it all you wanted more

you had it all and you know the score

you wanted it all

so you had to fall

and that's not great

now the water runs red

in your estate

a bullet sealed your-ur fate

you had it all you wanted more

you had it all and you know the score

you had it all

and you let it rot

you took from them

and they tore you apart

and now it’s over

you had it all you wanted more

you had it all and you know the score

you wanted it all

so you had to fall

and that's not great

now the water runs red

on your estate

a bullet sealed your-ur fate

you had it all and you let it rot

you took from them

and they tore you apart

and now it’s over

ooooh now it’s over