What if songs started with the second verse?

You know, skip the first verse and jump straight to the action.

But, then the second verse would be the first, and the third would be the second, so you’d then need to start with the third verse.

In so doing, the third verse becomes the first verse, making the fourth verse the second verse.

If you start with the fourth verse, then that becomes the first verse and the second verse is the fifth verse, if there was a fifth verse, which there may not have been.

And, if there was, you’d start with the fifth verse, making it the first, necessitating that you start with the sixth verse, which there less likely is to be.

Even if there is a sixth verse, at some point down the line, there will not be a second verse, so if you started with that non-existent second verse, you would have no song.

And that is why songs start with the first verse.

On the other hand, if you start with the second verse and end up with no song, what you have is silence.

And silence can be beautiful. Sometimes, it is silence that is harder to find than song. Song can drown out other sounds, especially if you pump up the volume loud enough, which may not be a good idea, depending upon the loudness required, because that may harm your hearing.

But, silence can not drown out other sounds. Other sounds must not be there in order for silence to exist. Thus, the most beautiful song may be that of silence.

Thus, whether you start with the first or second verse, there is something that can be appreciated.

So, in the end, it probably doesn’t matter which verse you start with, or if you have any verses at all.

Now.

Listen.

To the silence.

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