stuck
I guess I'll just trash it all over again
my first life stayed in the wreckage zone then
a jellyfish ate me
raise your glass when you hear the sound that moves you
something reminiscent of what used to sooth you
I was a kid once, bubble gum and baseball
now it's Friday the 13th and the kids are drinkin' fire
or at least they think they are 'cause they stand next to a pyre
of things so valuable... but no longer desired
maybe all the women I've liked are mavens
and all the mountains I've climbed are movies
I'm in a long corridor in a VH1 video calling to you
and I don't understand why you're surprised it sounds any different
than when we were younger having fun in the sun
and trying to change the system by rooting it all out
that's why I'm here, that's why I drink beer, that's why I cheer,
that's why I'll be queer and let people jeer and just to be weird
I'll whisper a secret in an antelope's ear
then I'll sit back and let my conscience wipe itself clear
I remember one time when I was sick and lying on my desk,
dreaming of being on the other side of the screen
so I could lay my head on her chest...
people think the world is a grilled cheese they got for luck
I'm not saying I don't understand
each one of us from the beginning thought we were above the muck
well now I'm stuck
reminiscing about cracking ice under feet on the playground
not really believing that I would ever get this old
so I'll listen to this song now and let memory take hold
and think about how people are always trying to get ready
trying to look and act lighter even as life gets more heavy
it all ends in sleep
~
2015 - 2020