© 2003 harper blue music
i get no satisfaction out of life
or out of myself
i get nothing that i want
e.g. i’d like to get away from me
and be someone else
or at least sleep a lot more
my placemat says i seek tranquility
that’s about right
my opposite is the cock
i’m not so sure about the second part
if i turn you on
you’ll end up pretty pissed off
examining
priorities
shows exactly what is wrong with me
examining
priorities
shows exactly what is wrong with me
my placemat says that i’m the luckiest
but luck can be bad
and luck can be all you’ve got
my placemat says that i am talented
i guess it’s a fact
i’m good at putting things off
and then it says that i’m articulate
so why can’t i talk
why can’t i get it across
it also says here i’m affectionate
that’s kind of rough
i’ve driven everyone off
examining
priorities
shows exactly what is wrong with me
examining
priorities shows exactly what is wrong with me
I was sitting at my desk playing a computer game and ironically wondering why things are taking so long for me. Sit on that for a moment.
Not just with the music, but in general. I thought about how I tend to sit at home and keep to myself, and that got me thinking about why I’m like that. At some point, the wandering mind led me to those little Chinese Zodiac placemats in every Chinese restaurant ever. I remembered two things offhand, that I’m supposed to be the luckiest of all signs, and that I seek tranquility. I’d like to think that that means that I’ll somehow find a way to sit at home and keep peacefully to myself forever, but then there’s the thought that I’ll never get anything done with my own business if I’m doing that.
I was planning to do an acoustic-guitar-only demo of this one and post it, but it’s a pretty full song that just doesn’t sound right in my head without the drums and all the rest going. I like this song quite a lot, though, and I’ll share a demo as soon as I’m able.