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I'd enjoy this if it wasn't for him
Another story of how great I am
I could stop him, just enjoy the show
But he stops me worrying, my obsessive fan
I'm not living fast or dying young
Just like my ego should've done
Sticks his fingers in my fragile ears
Blocks my vision, except what he lets me see
I am bored of hearing about me
But I'm frightened of how small I might be
I can't help thinking if his words were true
You'd be watching me. Instead I'm watching you
I'm not living fast or dying young
Just like my ego should've done
Holds a mirror to me
Dazzling glare of his stare
And so he casts my shadow on the stage
Obscured by those who really should be there
Can't hear my words over his row
Stung by desperation
I'm not living fast or dying young
Just like me ego should've done
As the show starts, as the lights go down
In the silence he will call my name
Now my wealth has turned from diamond to emerald
Gold to verdigris, Schabziger from cream
My head's full like a balloon
In there it's all just hot air
My mind is fit to burst with vague ideas
But nothing I would ever share
And it all reminds me of me
The old dreams he tells me are gold
I'm not chasing rainbows any more
I'm chasing shadows in the cold
With his load on my back
My gait is slow and I'm late
I try to leave a footprint on the world
But I no longer carry any weight
And it all reminds me of me
The all-too-human race that I've run
I'm not living fast or dying young
Just like my ego should've done
And I'm not living fast or dying young
Just like my ego should've done
Just like my ego should've done

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from If Every Day Were Like This One, released May 15, 2020

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John Callaghan is an unusual songwriter / performer of thoughtful and spiky electronica from Birmingham (UK).
More of his songs can be found at bleep.com/artist/153 (the stuff on Warp Records, basically, including "I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind").
He is 173cm tall, weights 73kg and has a blood pressure of 110/60Hg. ... more

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