I remember 
You said that 
I should not forget 

But I did 
Here I am 
Not a thought in my head 

My high school mascot 
Took ethnic cheap shots 

Football got big 
By cowboys and Indians 

If you eliminate 
Most of an indigenous people 
It can be easy to forget they were there 
Or that the aftermath is nothing more than a shell 
Maybe we’d have hung out with them 
Do you care? 

Is anybody out there? 
On the great frontier 

Are we all alone here? 
Such a great frontier 

Don’t you forget 
Don’t you forget 
About me 

Don’t you forget 
Don’t you forget 
About me 

Don’t you forget 
Don’t you forget 
About me 

I remember 
You said that 
I should not forget 

But I did 
Here I am 
Not a thought in my head

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credits
from Lasso, released October 1, 2016

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

How I loved you 
Now I’m on the other side 

Every morning, every evening 
Had my driveway waiting for me 

Ate my fast food so completely 
My companions loved me sweetly 

Now that I’m gone, I float in wonder 
Life, my dear, You were not so long 

And I’ll admit that I was 
So surprised to find 
That I was still alive kind of 
I guess it’s kind of complicated 
I am dead 

But I am here still, and I am wondering 
If you can feel my presence 
When I come back to Taco Bell 
Or listen to your podcasts still 
Or come to family dinners still 
Or think of new stories to tell 
I’m wondering what I’m doing here 

How I loved you 
Now I’m on the other side 

Every morning, every evening 
Had my driveway waiting for me 

Ate my fast food so completely 
My companions loved me sweetly 

Now that I’m gone, I float in wonder 
Life, my dear, You were not so long

Life, My Dear

What do you see 
Ahead of you there? 
With ambition you reach 
As you step over me 

And I want to be crushed 
Under the thumb of someone just like you 
Someone as strong 

If I’m gonna be crushed until I’m gone 
It isn’t worth it if it’s half done 

I disappeared 
Before you knew I was there 
I gave you all
All my love and my fear

And I want to be crushed 
Under the thumb of someone just like you 
Someone as strong 

If I’m gonna be crushed until I’m gone 
It isn’t worth it if it’s half done

Jared Clark Gay