Word: frantic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trauma in my life, I realized that getting away from Harvard was a great way to calm down and search my sentiments. Although I generally thrive on the activity of the Square and Harvard Yard, sometimes the area can be downright overwhelming with its street musicians, dancing bears and frantic pedestrians. A long run along the banks of the Charles River or just a ride on the subway and a walk through downtown Boston has, more often than not, given me perspective on my life at school and the decisions I want to make...
...deliver the body to its final resting place, this time encased in a metal coffin. Again arms flailed and chants of "Death to America!" filled the air as the helicopter touched down. Although barricades held most of the crowd at bay, the Guards were forced to make a frantic push past the outstretched hands to deliver the coffin to the grave site. At the last instant, the metal lid of the casket was ripped off, and the body was rolled into the grave, in keeping with an Islamic tradition that requires that the dead be interred in only a shroud...
COVER: Workers are worn to a frazzle, families are frantic, but time refuses to stand still even for a moment...
...theme is continued in "Across This Antheap," a song which criticizes humanity's tribalism with lyrics like "Still segregating 'cause we insects are too proud" and "The stars are laughing at us as we crawl on and on across this antheap." Partridge again performs vocal acrobatics with "Antheap's" frantic beat, and Gregory comes through with a strong edge on the guitar...
...plot has all the elements of an old-fashioned detective movie. A police officer is brutally gunned down and a frantic manhunt ensues. A long-haired laborer is convicted of the murder after his companion on the fateful night testifies against him. A filmmaker becomes obsessed with the case and produces a gritty documentary in which the prosecution's witnesses shed doubt on their own testimony. Ideally, there should be a happy cinematic ending, as the wrongly convicted man leaves prison after twelve years to resume his shattered life...