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A Dude in a Room
03:03
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Well, I'm just a dude in a room where no one gives a shit about me
I have overestimated my value in this place
Can someone tell me what it takes to be confident and great
Without always wearing all this stuff on my face?
And all these conversations people shove in my face
Then they don't even listen
They're just killing time, I think
Like, "What is it that you do? I don't think I understand.
Anyway, did you watch that thing on TV?"
Is this what it means to be a fucking human being in the 21st Century?
All just scraping for attention with complaints and constant bitching, but nothing really interesting to say
Take a walk around the block, gonna try to have some thoughts
But everything I'm thinking comes out jumbled and askew
So look alive, you're gonna die
It's all in good time
Until then I have to find something better to do
Is this what it means to be a fucking human being in the 21st Century?
All just scraping for attention with complaints and constant bitching, but nothing really interesting to say
Is this what it means to be a fucking human being in the 21st Century?
All alone together and nobody's paying attention
Yeah no one wants to listen to me
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Symptoms
03:24
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Matches the symptoms
I know where they come from
This article I read explains the condition
20,000 folks
Who see the world like I do
That sounds like something, but it's also not a lot
Because it makes me feel
And I'm not selling my wares to you
It makes me feel
Like I'm telling myself the truth
Prone to follow patterns
And watching as the world turns
You can shut it off, but it still keeps coming back
Force yourself to count down
Waiting to find out
How much it matters who we think controls the box
Because it makes me feel
And I'm not selling my wares to you
It makes me feel
Like I'm telling myself the truth
It makes me feel
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A call back
To an unfamiliar part of life
If it hasn't happened it looks nice enough
I know that
Fragments are all we really have
Piece together everything we lack
Now I can feel you buzzing
As my bones ache
I can hear you humming
In the time that it takes
I can see you coming
And what we became
A house
Never had a chance to be a home
It was the last place where you could smoke inside
We found
A box of coins from different times
Lost all the value they assigned
Now I can feel you buzzing
As my bones ache
I can hear you humming
In the time that it takes
I can see you coming
And what we became
[instrumental break]
Now I can feel you buzzing
As my bones ache
I can hear you humming
In the time that it takes
I can see you coming
And what we became
A call back
To an unfamiliar part of life
If it hasn't happened it looks nice enough
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Building
03:48
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Better living through bad dreams
You've been losing your smoke screen
So make a promise to fix things
Anything to feel redeemed
Cause I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather
Falling for the compromise
Only trick you haven't tried
We're all building to better lives
Always thought we despised
But I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather
I used to have a simple role
It's good to know what you're needed for
I used to have a simple role
Cashing in on my big dreams
Trying to be the best me
Tell the truth, it's so boring
I'm getting tired of poor me
But I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather
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Michael Garrity Chicago, Illinois
I live in Chicago and try to record as much as I can. I'll put it on this Web page when it's ready to go.
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