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What They Say

from Elementary Ego by English Minor

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What They Say

I bitch to my therapist,
She ‘scribes me medication for my blues.
Six years of verbal masturbation,
You’d think I’d be healthy soon.

I consult with my teachers,
‘Cause I was taught that they know the truth.
But their blank verse tumbles on out
In Shakespearean lines: it is silly sooth.

Ahhah, well, there’s the rub:
My mind’s a mess I can’t clean up,
I want a good life but I can’t lead it, fuck,
Twenty-five years and still stuck.
A legion of voices whisperin’ in my head,
Words to the wise with their helpful advice,
But, I don’t know, sounds all the same:
Mine’s still the decision and the blame.

I visit my parents,
But they just can’t understand.
They say I ought’n’t worry so much:
Good luck (and) determination’ll make my plans.

I call up my friends
And they all got their careers.
Nine-to-five and slingin’ back smiles,
The only words they know are cheers, cheers, cheers.

Ahhah, well, where’s the pub?
I can’t quit life nor can I take it up,
Life’s a stiff drink that I just can’t sup,
But I’m too young to just give it up.
A legion of voices tricklin’ down my ear,
Bitters of the rind are their helpful advice,
But who the hell knows, you know what they say:
The rest’a your life starts today.
Once in a blue moon
Accidents will happen
Better late than never
A blessing in disguise

Keep your chin up
Tomorrow is another day
Come what may, such is life
A fate worse than death

For the sake of my ease
Will I ever accede,
Accept the world
And what it wants of me?
Or will I resist
The chorus refrain
That repeats and repeats
Always the same?

A legion of voices
Call and beckon heed
A pasteurized life
With a tranquilized mind.
Yet, I do know:
The choice is mine.

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from Elementary Ego, released September 15, 2018
Music by Corey Ball

Lyrics by August Lysy

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English Minor Chicago, Illinois

A songwriting duo who, after many (many) attempts, have been unable to formulate a bio of just the right amount of sincerity and irony so as to succinctly capture the essence of their musical sensibilities.

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