IRONIC

The truth is life is IRONIC…there are so many oh so ironic anecdotes we can narrate from our own experiences and hundreds we can see in the lives of those around us...so it makes perfect sense that the mass media/pop culture (mainly movies, songs etc) has capitalized on this phenomena and thus created material time and time again to reflect this truth (the ironies of life!) of these my favorite is Carlito’s Way…

Al Pacino, the sexiest man alive, plays a Puerto Rican ex-con Carlito, who after serving time, pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections into a life of violence and crime. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito starts running a nightclub, renews an affair with a dancer/old fling/lovahhh and tries to escape his past. When he finally finallyyyy decides to move away to Florida and start a fresh, standing at the train station he smirks, having defeated all his "enemies"….at that moment, Benny Blanco appears outta the blue and stabs him to death. Who the hell is Benny Bronco you ask?!?! his fatalll enemy..his evil twin brother..his lovahhh’s boyfriend?!?! NUP here’s the ironic bit…

Benny was one of those young, upcoming hustler/gangster types who saw Carlito as a role model…Anyway Benny sees Carlito in his club, comes up to him and starts kissing his ass, saying stuff like ohhh ur the greatest..i look up to you bla blee bloo

Carlito for some bizarre reason goes mad and says, “Who the fudge are you? I should remember you? What, you think you like me? You ain't like me motherfudger, you a punk. I've been with made people, connected people. Who've you been with? Chain snatching, jive-ass, maricon motherfudgers. Why don't you get out of here and go snatch a purse.” And thennn Carlito has him beaten up for no reason at alllllllll..probably cos he was in a bad mood, didn’t feel threatened by this kid and thought he would get away with it…basically he was trying to be too cool and phelaoo-fy his dehshat…So isn’t it ironic that Carlito ( the supposed Don) after having defeated all the big shots in the game...was killed by a kid who could have been his biggest ally/sidekick… all because he was in a bad mood...Daymnnnnn!!!

So yea Alanis Morrisette had it right a decade ago.. Life is sooo ironic!!!

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardoned two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
“Well isn't this nice...”
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think...

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

I’ve added two verses of mine own :)

He says all the things you’ve waited so long to hear
That he wants you, needs you, loves you and how much he cares
But it’s a year too late
Ahhh the ironies of fate!
Isn’t it ironic..dont you think?

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
Then you feel like banging your head against the wall cos ur so frustrated and torn
But don’t worry baby, cos like a phoenix you can be re-born
hahahahahaha

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

I know every cloud has a silver lining..and its all good BUT
Isn’t it ironiccccccccccc…dont YOU think?!?!

my Al