The Power of The Unfinished
A very lighthearted piece, I think one that we can all understand. I really like the end, even if I wrote it myself. The text quoted comes from this really obscure (not) club hit from the 90’s, The song itself is called ‘Erotica’, so the singer is not telling anyone to duck (if you still don’t get the joke, do your homework).
The Power of The Unfinished 19 March 2007
OK, so take a piece of texts like this…
I’ll give you love,
I’ll hit you like a truck,
I’ll give you love,
I’ll teach you how to…
Now that gets your imagination working, doesn’t it. The fact that this rhyme is not finished makes the whole effect mysterious, less offensive (in this case) and might make you feel like a pervert for filling in the right word. But that’s besides the point.
You see, whenever you leave something unfinished, you let your audience to figure out the rest. It’s like concealing a part of the story, in this case, the end of it. If you don’t finish something, people can only guess your true meaning and as a bonus, they can’t prove ANYTHING. Whatever you meant, even if they confront you with it, you can laugh them off and say ‘I did not say that’ or ‘That’s just your wild imagination.
So back to the piece of text, what does the speaker want to teach you? How to duck, you filthy pervert!
See you later.
Peter S
