Dress Me Up

from Hand To God by Scott Gesser

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I don’t know what normal’s supposed to look like
But it’s a long, long way from here

Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane
No, it’s just me and I’m going insane
Because I’m losing my grip on what I’m supposed to feel
I left behind a trail of bread crumbs when I ditched my ideals
My mind is candy for consumption, it’s like I’ve been drugged
There’s a gear that’s gone rogue, or a switch that’s unplugged
I used to look at potential as all mine for the taking
But rest assured, if I seem confident, it’s just ‘cause I’m faking

When I was only a toddler I was handed a slab
And told to carve deep into it with everything that I had
A list of rules so imposing that you could heed them in space
To keep the commoners locked down and running in place
I spent my whole entire life just learning the craft
But you can’t use a stone when you’re in need of a raft
And so I sank into the bottom of wherever I’m at
But on the bright side I’ve got hindsight so I guess there’s that

You can dress me up however you want
I still won’t be the man you can take out
You can fill me with the time that you bought
The grooves are aligned and there’s no way out
My backstory’s been written to the end

You can follow your heart but you’ll be faced with the fact
That there’s a whole lot of nothing in the back of the pack
So let your heart guide the way if you feel like you need to
But you better make sure it knows
Where it’s supposed to lead you

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from Hand To God, released December 20, 2019

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