Words of a Younger Self

from Canyon Drive by Lisa Marie Claire

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I never meant to make a fool
They just had to have control
They always do
They hoped I’d be a frivolous
Pseudo-intellectual
Without a clue

They fumble for their dignity
Instead of their humility
When they are wrong
Not another word is spoken
Though the truth is bent and broken
But I bite my tongue
Yet before my tongue is bitten
They have had the truth re-written

I’m gonna die on the vine
Before the summer is through
No one gets credit for trying
So why do I live like I do?

They think they’re in a candy store
And they’re the one she’s waiting for
If she’s alone
Kindness just confuses them
They want a girl that uses them
All house and home
Well I am not an angry person
I just wrote some angry verses

Now I’m gonna die on the vine
Before the summer is through
No one gets credit for trying
So why do I live like I do?

I am happy with my music
I don’t need outside amusement
Myself and me
Keep on moving, stay in motion
Clear across the deepest ocean
I feel so free
‘Cause I would rather be ignored
Than watch a man grow dull and bored

I’m gonna die on the vine
Before the summer is through
No one gets credit for trying
So why do I live like I do?
Why do I live like I do?
Why do I live like I do?

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from Canyon Drive, released August 25, 2020

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