The Syndrome….

Diem Jones
2 min readDec 23, 2020
photo: © Diem Jones aka Drs. Fladimir MS Woo & H.M. Joy

Placebo Syndrome by Parliament circa 1977

Prophetic tale that has no end, but seems to have landing in our 2020 living rooms…phew

There’s so much syndrome, baby

There’s so much syndrome, baby

When all the smiles are out of town

You’re going round and round

You find the syndrome

When your ups lift you down

Your placebo is too weak

You’re in the syndrome

You’re in the syndrome

And the intensity of their sadness

Is equal to the intensity they enjoy

There’s so much syndrome, baby

When all the thing is out of sound

There’s no coming round

Play with the syndrome

What used to be such fun to do

Can often leave you weak

Into the syndrome

Livin’ at the top of the syndrome

Placebo syndrome

Livin’ at the top of the syndrome

Placebo syndrome

Livin’ at the top of the syndrome

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Diem Jones

Diem Jones is a poet, musician, multi-media artist, and arts administrator. He is also co-founder and past of E.D. VONA/Voices (VONA) and Murray Gove.