you know how vinyl goes
That there is a ridge, trailed in circles
That groove that the needle can easily slip into
Well, I feel like I am that record now
And the needle of life is in me
And it is playing my story
And I am stuck on this record player
At this certain speed
And I can’t get the needle out of the groove
And my life is being played out for me
For everyone to hear
And see
And live
And they don’t feel a God-damned thing
But they claim to know how I feel
But that needle is stuck there
And the R P M has been set on the player
And now my life is an open book
And now my life is a playing record
And people can choose to read the book
And people can choose to listen to the music
And sometimes that excites me
Sometimes that fascinates me
And sometimes that scares me
Because I wonder if people who listen know too little
Or too much
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