i wish i were a solar panel
so i could soak up all of the sun's rays
if the skies turn permanently grey
or if it's just a rainy day
i'd give those rays away

i wish that i could be an ice cube
then i'd understand the impermanence of life
so that way when i'd melt away
in a cold drink on a summer day
i'd know that i was floating to the sky

i wish i were a pair of rainboots 
well a pair'd be nice but even one would do
cause even though the ground'd be wet
and peoples' stinky feet would sweat
i'd appreciate the work that rainboots do

i wish that i could be a spider
there's really not a deeper message here
but if i took a step into 
a spider's many, many shoes
maybe i could overcome my fear

i wish that i were three feet taller
cause then i'd have a different point of view
i'd have to buy all brand new clothes
but i wouldn't mind it cause
i'd be three feet closer to the moon

speaking of the moon i wish i had one
a little orb who'd follow me downtown
so that way when i'm feeling low
or particularly lonely
i know that someone's always around

i wish i were an elevator
cause then i'd know that life has ups and downs
though i'd say life has downs and ups
it's sometimes down but mostly up
yeah i'd turn that silly phrase around

i wish i were a solar panel

hello mike or bill or dave
what's your story? your real age?
let me guess, you like adventure

okay bill or dave or mike
you don't look like you would bite
though you could 'cause you're not missing any teeth

you're alright dave, mike, or bill
although you don't really thrill me
and your fish pic's making me flounder
oh cod...he likes puns

what's up ben or chad or john
something about you feels wrong
maybe it's all of your bathroom mirror selfies

this might be odd chad, john, or ben
but on a scale from 1 to 10
what are the odds you're gonna kill me

okay john or ben or chad
so you've got the bod of a dad
at least you're not adding shirtless gym selfies
to your pics from the bathroom

sorry guys, i shouldn't complain
since i'm on tinder in the first place
but what am i supposed to do - go to bars ???
that sounds scary and hard

hey there steve or tom or jack
you like kids, i'm down for that
though i'm not looking to date a single dad

no offense, jack, steve, or tom
but i'm only 21
and i'm only here to have a little fun

however tom or jack or steve
if you happen to impress me
maybe we could get married
hypothetically 

generic tinder boy

mostly white, a quarter chinese
allegedly part cherokee in between
an uneven genealogy 
ancestry.com costs too much for me

i self-identify as white
to say otherwise would not feel right
it’s been like this for my whole life
because ms. chan became a wife

my heritage has never been of interest
the details and the family distant
never feeling any different 
checking caucasian is the simplest

but recently i’ve had questions
call it racial indigestion
two decades of not knowing 
is cause for a little reflection

my grandfather was completely chinese
my grandfather’s restaurant was called jong mea
my grandfather left us his recipes
but we cannot read cantonese

a topsy-turvy doll inside
if one is visible, the other must hide
but my turvy’s much too shy
invisible, she cries

i’ll investigate the cherokee, the chinese
call me white, whatever you please

mostly white

you confessed your attraction in the spring
having suffered greatly under the weight of those unspoken words
you kissed me, said you were sweet on me
an idiot for not keeping me
you took my hand and i was warm

when summer came we parted ways
sweethearts torn apart, mourning the sunny days and cold nights alone
but your letters painted a convincing picture
reciprocal text messages saying i miss you
i wanted your warm hand in mine

as the days faded, we anticipated
our blissful reconnection, words already sweet dripped with honey

but the leaves had changed when we reconvened 
i wasn’t used to seeing you not on a screen

your materiality does not appear to me to be a thing i need
in actuality you don’t appeal to me, i’m sorry, i must leave
your warm hand in mine makes me freeze

in reality you’re not completely who or what i thought i knew
i know you don’t agree with me but can’t you see that really i must go
your warm hand in mine makes me cold
your warm hand in mine makes me cold

i like the idea of you

don’t think about it
just believe that
your gut is giving you wrong advice
he is the one
he wouldn’t cause you harm
he wants you and you want him back

the gun’s in the closet
just ignore it
if you close your eyes
maybe it’ll disappear

don’t think about
the other night
when he wouldn’t tell you why he was gone
he’s always there
except when you need him
maybe you should leave but you know you’re gonna stay

the gun’s in his pocket
just ignore it
if you close your eyes
maybe it’ll disappear

don’t think about the fear
don’t think about the tears
remember when he held you
no
think about the fear
think about all the tears
remember the sorrow

the gun’s pointed at you
you can’t ignore it
don’t close your eyes
you can’t make it disappear

the gun’s pointed at you
the gun’s pointed at you

don't think about it

eve saw the apple and she felt conflicted
she saw apple pie, she saw apple pie dishes
she saw herself tending and fixing the kitchen
and washing the apple pie dishes
and washing the apple pie dishes

adam saw the apple and found eve in his eye
making and baking a sweet apple pie
as she bent over showing her sweet apple ass
while she washed the apple pie dishes
while she washed the apple pie dishes

one apple
two pairs of eyes
one apple
two pairs of eyes
original sin in disguise

one apple
two perspectives
one apple
two perspectives
a musical dialectic

eve also saw danger and poison and fear
she heard snow white whispering not to go near it
but the parseltongue was all that poor eve could hear
and she yearned for it
and she yearned for it

adam saw wealth and fame, power and fear
technological advances merely the start of a 
budding career in the pursuit of what
he yearned for
and he yearned for it

one apple
two pairs of eyes
one apple
two pairs of eyes
original sin in disguise

one apple
two perspectives
one apple
two perspectives
a musical dialectic

they consumed the apple and then they felt shame
though eve ate it first they both ate the same apple
but adam blamed eve for it
he said she should be ashamed for it
he said she should be ashamed for it

adam and eve

we weren't gonna get married
so you left me
though i had you hypnotized
under my spell 
but i didn't mind
because you were dating up
and i was down

we weren't gonna get married
that's what you said
such strong conviction 
for a boy of eighteen

now you're gonna get married
it seems so soon
you look happier with her
good for you
although we're the same age
we are in a different place

now you're gonna get married
you've told the world
still such strong conviction
for a boy of twenty 

i don't wanna get married
not today
not tonight, tomorrow, or next week
i wish you well in your marriage
i hope your children take after you
i hope for your sake they don't take after me

the married life

why are you playing games
i didn't expect this from someone your age
why do i feel like i need some strategy

why are we in the same place 
i'd like to think i've continued to change
but i'm pretty sure that you've stayed the same

figuring our lives out
knowing what to do
it'd be one thing if it was me
but it's me and it's you

what have you been doing
what would you have done 
without me here beside you
do you feel like you are fun

what makes you think that you own me
there's not a lot of effort on your part
if you want me you need to try a little harder

i'm not your manic pixie dream
you need to take me seriously
because right now you do not impress me

figuring our lives out
knowing what to do
it'd be one thing if it was me
but it's me and it's you

what have you been doing
what would you have done 
without me here beside you
do you feel like you are fun

why are you playing games
why aren't you saying my name
do you know why i'm walking away

why are u playing games

top down 
hair up
you said you were working through some stuff
you said you hoped it'd be okay
if we did this another day

top off
hair down
you asked if i would still be around
but also it would be alright
if i didn't sleep with you tonight

you turn me on
you blow me off
you light me up 
you let me down

all i ever wanted 
was some stability 
that's what you wanted too
until it was time for you to leave

top on
hair up
i'll let you work through your stuff
i'll let you sleep around
yeah i'll still be around

i'll still be around

I bought a one-way ticket to nowhere
I'm gonna clear my mind
I don't have any money
I've got nothing but time, time

I can't see at ground level
The roads all twist and wind
I want to gain some altitude
I'm starting to climb, climb

Nothing but time
I'm starting to climb

My heart is in my stomach
My body's in the clouds
My head's in outer space
But my feet are on the ground
I hope I don't sound selfish
But my world has grown too loud
Now I'm out the road in nowhere
Put my feet on solid ground

We used to be on the same page
We hated our 9-5s
But now I can't speak for you
I want a life that's mine, mine

Nothing but time
A life that's mine

My heart is in my stomach
My body's in the clouds
My head's in outer space
But my feet are on the ground
I hope I don't sound selfish
But my world has grown too loud
Now I'm out the road in nowhere
Put my feet on solid ground

I'm sorry I had to leave you
I'm still on your side
I know you're scared and I am too
Isn't that a good sign, sign

Nothing but time
That's a good sign

My heart is in my stomach
My body's in the clouds
My head's in outer space
But my feet are on the ground
I hope I don't sound selfish
But my world has grown too loud
Now I'm out the road in nowhere
Put my feet on solid ground

nothing but time

you used to pause
when you heard the dial tone
you should switch a landline
for your cellular phone
you don't have a concept
of a personal zone
now i'm in your pocket
and i'm never alone

yes, we used to be in love
you, the fingers, i, the glove
but now all you, as fingers, do
is call me constantly—we're through

put down the phone
leave me alone
i don't want you anymore
'cause now I'm in your pocket
and i'm never alone

you say my accusations
are completely overblown
you don't know when i pick up
that it's a groan and not a moan?
i warned you not to call me
so that's it, we're through, we're done
'cause now i'm in your pocket
and i'm never alone

true, we used to be in love
peaceful, olive branch and dove
but now you've turned to bird of prey
attacking every single day

put down the phone
leave me alone
i don't want you anymore
'cause now i'm in your pocket
and i'm never alone

i know we used to be in love
you the smooth to my coarse rough
but now i want to rough you up
'cause you won't shut the fuck up

put down the phone
leave me alone
i don't want you anymore
'cause now i'm in your pocket
and i'm never alone

put down the phone

why are u calling me

the lights they are dancing for us
yeah for us
we don’t know why but we know they are dancing for us

the moon and the stars shine for us
and for us
we don’t know why but we know they are shining for us

the rain comes to wash us all clean
when it pours we go dance in the streets
and when the storm ends we go inside for towels and warm tea

the sun sets and dries us again
and it rises again and again
we know the earth turns but why does it keep happening

and now the day is a new day
and tomorrow will be yesterday
we don’t know why but today it will be a new day

the lights they are dancing for us
yeah for us
we don’t know why but we know they are dancing for us

jcarnz

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