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Nineteen ninety seven is a long time in the past but when I think of what I've done that time didn't really last.

I can't seem to get over what happened in the past. While I'm stuck in 2010, the future's coming up fast.

Occasionally I think of a random dialog. A silly conversation where I went on about eggnog.

So many small things and big things too I just cringe. While I was hung up on that I missed an episode of Fringe.

I need to focus on what's in front of me. Keep my head attentive and not so damn empty. And if I can't do it I will just scream cause I'm a child, a baby, not even a teen.

I'm coming out of my shell and going straight to hell for every awkward moment and all of the worse stuff as well.

Can't seem to cry enough. Can't seem to whine enough. That never will help me but I'm not mentally tough.

I need to focus on what's in front of me. Keep my head attentive and not so damn empty. And if I can't do it I will just scream cause I'm a child, a baby, not even a teen.

I write songs in place of therapy sessions. Same old lyrics, same minor progression.

But time and time again, I don't change. I need to put the guitar down and find a new way to not be the same.

I need to focus on what's in front of me. Keep my head attentive and not so damn empty. And if I can't do it I will just scream cause I'm a child, a baby, not even a teen.

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from Jodaki (The Mixed Album), released December 26, 2022

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