Stereotypical from AFTERGLOW by Jeannie Novak

You thought you could do no wrong
Dragging everyone along
Springing back from what was gone
Slipping through your fingers

Living through it after all
Taking back the afterglow
Turning up the noise alone
Itching for a purpose

Scratching, scraping
Shuffling in the dark
Preening, playing
Stitching up your heart

Stereotypical
Nothing new for you
Stereotypical
Take the longer view
Spider weaves your web of choices
You ignore the straining voices

People said I had a choice
Nothing but a raspy voice
Trying to make change from the dice
Rolling ‘til it hurts

You continue to make noise
Play with puppets, play with toys
No one listens, but they roar
Clothing the new emperor

Scratching, scraping
Shuffling in the dark
Preening, playing
Eating candy hearts

Stereotypical
Nothing new for you
Stereotypical
Take the longer view
Spider weaves your web of choices
You ignore the straining voices

You walked the tightrope
As you stumbled to one side
You thought the net would catch you
Every other time

You missed a beat as you were
Eating them alive
But it’s eating you inside

Spider weaves your web of choices
You ignore the straining voices

• Acoustic
• keyboard
• piano
• soundtrack
• voice
• Santa Monica