Paul J Penton – Songwriter

Nothing, Nada, Zilch, Zippo. Sometimes round, sometimes stretched into an oblong infinite loop, though isn’t it the opposite of infinty? – Infinity that stretches out for ever, but don’t they fucntion the same? The infinity sign, a racing car track turned on its side joined at both ends, the zero, just cycling through again and again and again. 

What self worth does a  zero have? How does it feel about itself? Can it be proud when it knows it’s just cleverly multiplied by a factor of ten – you know one hundred times ten equals one thousand- but that’s a Nothing created out of nothing! Fresh air, free wind  It does have plenty of uses . I see it in a rugby scrum pushing hard at the other numbers to get them into shape, you know all the lazy sevens and the guarding ones and the two’s don’t have much ‘give’ when it comes to working the figures, but zeros they can just be squished in wherever. Probably the favorite toy of mathematicians and politicians and physicians, whoever it might please. Zero can make things be easier.

So let’s take my bank account – why can’t I just add a couple of zeros to the end of the money? In fact why not everybody – we’d all be rich wouldn’t we – but no, it doesn’t work that way. when we’re standing in a stilted queue at the bank , with the smell of fresh laid carpets picking at our nose, slightly nervous because our ID might not hold up, wouldn’t it be great if at the end of our transaction, when the teller asks ” Is there anything else I can do for you today” you might ask – can you add a couple of Zeros’- maybe three to my balance please? And failing that how about WORLD PEACE. I think both of those options have a chance getting a Great big fat waddling rolly polly down the road ZERO.