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Standing O

from This Time This Year by Scott Gesser

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They said, “Don’t bother trying to cobble
A bunch of music that makes you sound horrible
You’re a white guy from the suburbs
Shouldn’t you be hosting a cookout
And quoting from Proverbs?”
I wasn’t brought up with skills by my side
‘Cause my mommy got sick and my dad, he just died
I never balanced a checkbook
Changed a tire or learned to tie a tie
I’m tired of trying to get it across
It’s harder to win when you start at a loss
Because nobody wants to bereave
And I did it so much that my family tree is a leaf
You go hard in the paint so you’re better than me?
I’ve been doing the same but without the T
But I’m coming back with a vengeance
All of you sad motherfuckers, you better remember this

I’ve got a plan, a plan so perfect
That it won’t need planning, no
So understand that when it’s done
You’ll all give me a standing O

I’m finally doing great, I’ve been holding it down
Independent of you and your hate
Your ilk coming out of the gate way too late
You’re so mush-mouthed, but I can enunciate
Out of eight times I keep it victorious
Running amok like a warrior
You only run to your keyboard to spew your vitriol
Hashtag: You’re a total asshole
You must be joking, but it’s not your fault
You can’t help that you’re choking on all of that salt
Insulting me, it won’t do a thing
Cut me down like a tree and count all of my rings
If I’m over the hill than the hill must be you
And I hate what you do and I hate your whole crew
So please don’t stay in touch

I feel like a record that’s broken in half
While you rally and cry and I stifle a laugh
‘Cause you’re staring as if I’ve got multiple heads
While I’m staring at you ‘cause you’ve gone off your meds
The crowd that you draw can’t believe what you’re saying
And you’re playing dumb, but you’re not really playing
But I’m hyperbolic, I’ll say it aloud
I didn’t mean when I said that you could draw a crowd
Your comedy is nothing short of a tragedy
You can’t retort it’s a masterpiece
You’re a casualty, you’re thwarted by the menagerie
You have to be unraveling from the sport of aimless traveling
The scoreboard is a tapestry
Of you falling short compared to me

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from This Time This Year, released April 10, 2020

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