Life's a Dark Comedy

(Dawn Isbell Wilson)

These lyrics were inspired by my husband who, one morning a few months ago, said, “You should write a song about how life is a dark comedy.” He had suggested a few ideas before, but this one really struck me as different and interesting. So, I decided to take up the challenge. The lyrics weave together absurd theater and bittersweet humor, painting life as both performance and parody. Empty rooms, forgotten lines, and ironic applause capture the tension between tragedy and laughter, reminding us that even our flaws can become part of the show. At its heart, the song invites listeners to see themselves as players in the same comedy—sometimes stumbling, sometimes shining, but always part of the ensemble. It’s both a wink and a sigh, a reminder that the joke belongs to all of us. This song makes strong references to Shakespeare's Play "As You Like It", taking from a most memorable and often quoted soliloquy "The Seven Ages of Man" aka "All the World's a Stage".

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Verse 
If all the world’s a stage 
We each have parts to play 
Forgetting lines and missing cues 
Laughing at the bad reviews 
 
Chorus 
The script was written 
The players cast 
One enters slow 
Another leaves fast 
I look around, it’s plain to see 
Life is a dark, dark comedy 
 
Verse 
Sitting in an empty room 
I have no lines to say 
Just waiting for the next applause 
While I ponder all my flaws 
 
Chorus 
The script was written 
The players cast 
One enters slow 
Another leaves fast 
I look around, it’s plain to see 
Life is a dark, dark comedy 
 
Bridge 
We’ve shared our lives together 
On this cosmic stage 
We’re not there yet 
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