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Another song I've been meaning to finish for a while now. The rhythm and melody I had in mind is something of a cross between "Howl A Little" by The Sugarplastic, and "Golden Years" by David Bowie. Appropriate that I should happen to revisit the incomplete work just before he died, and finally bring myself to finish writing it just after.
The general theme is one of "unconditional self acceptance". I screw up all the time. I screw up so bad, that if it was my job to screw up, I'd probably still find a way to get fired. Sometimes, if I try to screw up on purpose, I end up accidentally doing exactly what I was supposed to do. But then if I screw up on purpose in the hopes of ending up getting things right, I just plain ol' screw up. Murphy's law governs my life in a way that no political or social ruling could hope to protect me from. BUT- if I said I felt inadequate, I'd be feeding you a lie from a bowl of excuses. Who says I can't have it both ways? Everyone. Who says I can't have my cake and eat it too? Well, mostly just Fats Waller.
But who's gonna stop me from trying? Whose line is it anyway? It's mine.
The lyrics are below.
(*'s indicate the chorus lines)
I need a gimmick, I need a new face,
I gotta get a ticket out of this place,
I want a getaway car,
But I don't want to go too far
I want to lay low, but I gotta be seen,
Gotta wake up, but I love this dream,
Gotta quit biting my lip,
I've got to get a grip
I need to worry about myself,
But I'm obsessed with everyone else,
I tell everybody I'm fine,
But I panic all the time
*Oh oh oh,
I never let go,
Cherish my pain, even though I know
Bettering me,
Doesn't just mean,
I was never good enough to be
The way that I am-
Self loving is not a scam*
I can skate with just one leg,
Bang into a square with a circle peg,
I can kick my butt,
With someone else's foot
I can conjugate my verbs,
I am he is we're disturbed,
Burn every dollar I've earned,
It's none of my concern
I play a banjo with no strings,
I could fly but I clip my wings,
And if, or when, but then,
Somehow I can win
*Oh oh oh,
I never let go,
Cherish my pain, even though I know
Bettering me,
Doesn't just mean,
I was never good enough to be
The way that I am-
Self loving is not a scam*
The general theme is one of "unconditional self acceptance". I screw up all the time. I screw up so bad, that if it was my job to screw up, I'd probably still find a way to get fired. Sometimes, if I try to screw up on purpose, I end up accidentally doing exactly what I was supposed to do. But then if I screw up on purpose in the hopes of ending up getting things right, I just plain ol' screw up. Murphy's law governs my life in a way that no political or social ruling could hope to protect me from. BUT- if I said I felt inadequate, I'd be feeding you a lie from a bowl of excuses. Who says I can't have it both ways? Everyone. Who says I can't have my cake and eat it too? Well, mostly just Fats Waller.
But who's gonna stop me from trying? Whose line is it anyway? It's mine.
The lyrics are below.
(*'s indicate the chorus lines)
I need a gimmick, I need a new face,
I gotta get a ticket out of this place,
I want a getaway car,
But I don't want to go too far
I want to lay low, but I gotta be seen,
Gotta wake up, but I love this dream,
Gotta quit biting my lip,
I've got to get a grip
I need to worry about myself,
But I'm obsessed with everyone else,
I tell everybody I'm fine,
But I panic all the time
*Oh oh oh,
I never let go,
Cherish my pain, even though I know
Bettering me,
Doesn't just mean,
I was never good enough to be
The way that I am-
Self loving is not a scam*
I can skate with just one leg,
Bang into a square with a circle peg,
I can kick my butt,
With someone else's foot
I can conjugate my verbs,
I am he is we're disturbed,
Burn every dollar I've earned,
It's none of my concern
I play a banjo with no strings,
I could fly but I clip my wings,
And if, or when, but then,
Somehow I can win
*Oh oh oh,
I never let go,
Cherish my pain, even though I know
Bettering me,
Doesn't just mean,
I was never good enough to be
The way that I am-
Self loving is not a scam*
Category Poetry / Human
Species Human
Size 120 x 95px
File Size 8 kB
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