Poetry Corner IV

No, there's no III.  After some deliberation, I decided to have the Roman numerals in these post titles always correspond to the track numbers.

Once it became clear to me that "Them" was going to need Lynsey on vocals, it soon followed that I needed, at the very least, to change the perspective.  At first, I envisioned this as someone in a relationship not wanting to make single people feel inferior - perhaps inspired by the idea of an imploring "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"-like vocal treatment.  This, however, struck me as a risky approach because unless it was done just right, I'd come off as clueless at best.  So instead, I chose to broaden the song's perspective yet further, turning it into a more general protest against status symbols of all kinds.

Interestingly, this still allowed me to re-use most of the original second verse, and some of the third verse I added for the Escapade 2 version (in the Escapade version the third verse is, yet again, the same as the first).  Only the first verse was completely re-written, drastically re-contextualizing the rest.

Look around, up and down,
You'll see people so sad beyond measure,
Those who never had your little treasure.
Don't you want to throw away your crown?

Don't just say you understand,
When I can see you've never known their pain.
They'll be lying out in the pouring rain,
Doesn't matter where you stand.

Are they there just for your style?
They are on this ride, just like you and me.
Do you want to show what they might never be,
Or do you want to see them smile?

One thing I'm still undecided on is whether I should leave the song title as simply "Them", or add a subtitle in brackets before or after it.  And if the latter, what should it be?