{"id":39051,"date":"2024-12-08T13:44:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=39051"},"modified":"2024-12-08T13:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:44:54","slug":"a-penny-for-your-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/12\/08\/a-penny-for-your-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Penny for Your Thoughts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp3\"> A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp4\"> A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp3\"> A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp4\"> A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-space-prelude.mp3\"> A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-space-prelude.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nA penny for your thoughts<br \/>\n(If they can be bought)<br \/>\nSuch a wise sage<br \/>\n(Wisdom comes with age)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nA modest monetary value<br \/>\nI offer to you<br \/>\nFor your point of view<br \/>\nSome worth is due<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA penny for your thoughts<br \/>\n(If they can be bought)<br \/>\nSuch a wise sage<br \/>\n(Wisdom comes with age)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAs for my two cents<br \/>\n(It came and went)<br \/>\nDoes it make sense<br \/>\n(Once it&#8217;s spent)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nAnte up to join the game<br \/>\nLife will never be the same<br \/>\nOnce you begin&#8230;.<br \/>\nBy joining in<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA penny for your thoughts<br \/>\n(If they can be bought)<br \/>\nSuch a wise sage<br \/>\n(Wisdom comes with age)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAs for my two cents<br \/>\n(It came and went)<br \/>\nDoes it make sense<br \/>\n(Once it&#8217;s spent)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA penny for your thoughts<br \/>\n(If they can be bought)<br \/>\nSuch a wise sage<br \/>\n(Wisdom comes with age)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAs for my two cents<br \/>\n(It came and went)<br \/>\nDoes it make sense<br \/>\n(Once it&#8217;s spent)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nAre your two cents&#8230;<br \/>\nMaking sense<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<br \/>\nThe phrases <strong>&#8220;a penny for your thoughts&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;my two cents&#8221;<\/strong> both relate to the value of opinions or contributions, though their origins and meanings differ slightly. Here&#8217;s an explanation of each:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;A Penny for Your Thoughts&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThis phrase is a polite way of asking someone what they are thinking, especially if they appear lost in thought.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>First recorded in print in <strong>1522<\/strong> by Sir Thomas More in his book <em>Four Last Things<\/em>. He wrote:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;As it often happeth, a penny for your thoughts.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In the 16th century, a penny was a small but tangible sum, making it a fitting metaphor for offering something modest in exchange for someone\u2019s private thoughts.<\/li>\n<li>The phrase reflects the notion that ideas, while invaluable, are worth soliciting even for a small price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;My Two Cents&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThis phrase is used to offer one\u2019s opinion, often humbly or self-deprecatingly, as if saying, &#8220;Here\u2019s my modest contribution to the conversation.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It likely derives from the older English idiom <strong>&#8220;a penny for your thoughts&#8221;<\/strong> and the phrase <strong>&#8220;to put in one\u2019s two pennies\u2019 worth&#8221;<\/strong>, which appeared in the 19th century.<\/li>\n<li>The Americanized version, <strong>&#8220;my two cents&#8221;<\/strong>, became common in the 20th century.<\/li>\n<li>The idea may also be linked to <strong>&#8220;anteing up&#8221;<\/strong> in poker, where a small contribution (a penny or two) is required to join the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Connection Between the Phrases<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Both phrases reflect the modest monetary value of a penny or two, making them symbolic of small contributions, whether it&#8217;s an opinion (&#8220;two cents&#8221;) or thoughts sought from someone else (&#8220;penny for your thoughts&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>The shift in value emphasizes the humility in offering an opinion or requesting someone else&#8217;s insights, rather than assigning literal worth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Modern Usage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;A penny for your thoughts&#8221;<\/strong> remains a direct inquiry about someone\u2019s thoughts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;My two cents&#8221;<\/strong> is more conversational and often precedes an opinion offered in casual or even humorous contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These phrases have endured because they encapsulate the value of communication in a relatable and universally understood way.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/animal-spirits\/\">Animal Spirits<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp3 A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-0.mp4 A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp3 A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-I.mp4 A-Penny-for-Your-Thoughts-space-prelude.mp3 [Intro] A penny for your thoughts (If they can be bought) Such a wise sage (Wisdom comes with age) [Verse 1] A modest monetary value I offer to you For your point of view Some worth is due [Chorus] A penny for your thoughts (If they can be bought) Such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14,3955],"tags":[4055,546,563],"class_list":["post-39051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","tag-animal-spirits","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39051"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39070,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39051\/revisions\/39070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}