{"id":7183,"date":"2014-08-01T09:24:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gadflyonline.com\/home\/?p=7183"},"modified":"2014-08-08T09:12:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:12:22","slug":"dialing-the-4400-parody-of-adeles-song-set-fire-to-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gadflyonline.com\/home\/index.php\/dialing-the-4400-parody-of-adeles-song-set-fire-to-the-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialing the 4400 (Parody of Adele’s song, Set Fire to the Rain)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"4400_585x585\"<\/a><\/p>\n

USA Network had it all, the hottest shows<\/p>\n

And the summer rose, sizzled and burned.<\/p>\n

It was the hottest line-up but over too soon<\/p>\n

And we yearned for their return.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We dialed, we begged<\/p>\n

But so many tv shows have tried<\/p>\n

To stand in their shadow<\/p>\n

Fighting to stay but falling in defeat.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

But we still dialed their number<\/p>\n

A return that would never be true, never be true.<\/p>\n

All the characters wanted to stay<\/p>\n

They would never return, never return<\/p>\n

And then Resurrection came this way<\/p>\n

And they fought to stay, fought to stay.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

Alphas and Heroes fall from grace<\/p>\n

Well, the line buzzed and beeped<\/p>\n

Still it screams out your name, your name!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When the Arrow hits home<\/p>\n

I could hear that line hum<\/p>\n

Their lives come alive<\/p>\n

Feel them here returned<\/p>\n

Characters always remembered<\/p>\n

Alive and finally home.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2018Cause there\u2019s a side to us<\/p>\n

Ordinary lives that aren\u2019t true, aren\u2019t true<\/p>\n

All the things you do and say,<\/p>\n

We are more than we ever dream, ever dream<\/p>\n

And we live through you<\/p>\n

You would always win, always win<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

Alphas and Heroes fall from grace<\/p>\n

Well, the line buzzed and beeped<\/p>\n

Still it screams out your name, your name!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We are dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

To throw us into a world far from home<\/p>\n

When the show fell, something died<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause I knew such characters might not return a last time, a last time.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sometimes I find comfort in the ordinary life<\/p>\n

Spies burn and White Collar lies<\/p>\n

Even now I am Covert<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help myself looking for Suits.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

Alphas and Heroes fall from grace<\/p>\n

Well, the line buzzed and beeped<\/p>\n

Still it screams out your name, your name!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We are dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

To throw us into a world far from home<\/p>\n

When the show fell, something died<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause I knew such characters might not return one last time, one last time, ohhhh!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Oh noooo<\/p>\n

Dialing The 4400, oh<\/p>\n

Dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

Dialing The 4400<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Melissa R. Mendelson is a published short story author and a self-published poet, whose work has been featured in The Outreach for Breast Health Foundation’s Anthology: Beyond Memories, Names in a Jar: A Collection of Poetry by 100 Contemporary American Poets, and Espresso Fiction: A Collection of Flash Fiction for the Average Joe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

USA Network had it all, the hottest shows
\nAnd the summer rose, sizzled and burned.
\nIt was the hottest line-up but over too soon
\nAnd we yearned for their return.
\nWe dialed, we begged<\/p>\n

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