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lyrics

i cheated
on a game
where i made up the rules
in my mind
and i caught myself
i transformed the bliss
of a reciprocated kiss
into a tedious remedial hell

Friends tell me that i deserve better
but what does "deserve" mean? if
there is no scoring system
there is no rule book,
and there sure as hell isn't a ref

you don't look
very happy with him
theres no smile under that hood
it may not excite you to run to another
i doubt anything could.

i asked do you know a tin man and a scarecrow cuz i feel like a cowardly lion
and you asked if i knew a forge and a whetstone cuz you had an ax to grind.
they say that writing bad poetry
can ease the pain of loss
but anyone who tells me that It'll get better sounds like a doctor pangloss

i cheated
on a game
where i made up the rules
in my mind
and i caught myself
I was the outlier lying out back
and she was a median bell.

credits

from Currently Unknown Future Classics, released April 13, 2013
Isaac Paris: Banjo
Fiddle: Heidi Brook

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