I still have trouble with analogue clocks
But I swear that I can tell time
Always ten minutes early & two hours late
But I’m trying to get better
It’s just that I don’t write it down
I have to admit, I can’t spell the word wierd
It doesn’t follow the rules
They say I before E, except after C
But it’s an exception, fucking exceptions
I just can’t keep them all straight
There are two kinds of people in this world
Those who put on their shoes
Sock sock shoe shoe
& those who put them on
Sock shoe sock shoe
But I’m the exception, the fucking exception
I just don’t like to wear shoes
She says come out here and smell the lilies of the valley
I’m sorry, I can’t
I’ve got no sense of smell
That’s the reason I shower each morning
Just in case
I talk to myself so I don’t get so lonely
“How you doin’?” I say in the mirror
I’m up to here with your catcall & pick up lines
I married me long ago
There are two kinds of people in this world
Those who brush their teeth when they wake up
& those who brush after breakfast
& I’m no exception, no fucking exception
I’m a before girl myself
There are two kinds of people in this world
Those who rise to the challenge & make things happen
& those who watch things happen
& then there are those who say, “What just happened?”
Sometimes I am all three
credits
from Thanks Mangled Brain,
released September 15, 2016
Vocals: Caitlin Cook & Melody Chebrellan
Baritone Ukulele: Caitlin Cook
Written by Caitlin Cook & Melody Chebrellan. Recorded and produced by Joao Marcos Fonseca. Mastered by Steve Gamble.
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