Just who was this Kelin anyway? Some sort of sado-masochist?

Hello, I've been a lurker for a little while. Now I'm having a bit of a problem figuring out what to do
with Kelin's Lucid Lullaby. I know there's been a lot of discussion on the list about this song, but
usually in relation to levels far above mine. I've been meaning to write this since I got the darn song,
because I just can't figure out how to use it.

First, my experience with Kelin's Lugubrious Lament. When I first got that song it didn't work for me at
all. Always resisted. Consistently got mobbed. But as I've leveled, it's become more useful. I really
only try to use it on blues and I'm having a very good success rate (knock on wood).

Then I get Lullaby and it's even worse than Lament was when I first got it because I can't see when it
"hits" them -- I'm just all of a sudden surrounded. I pick a small group of blues. Run up and turn on
Lullaby. Nothing. No "resist" message. No "sleepy/whatever" message. Then they're all wailing away on
me.

Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong or if this song just really sucks that bad? Should I
wait a couple (more) levels to start trying to use it? But then I thought I recalled from previous
discussion that it's completely useless after level 24? or 27? So why bother for just a few levels of
use?

Thanks for any advice.
Lyressa - level 17
Nameless

p.s. If I ever run into that Kelin I'm going to have to give him a piece of my mind. Or maybe my foot --
soundly on the butt.