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What Was I Going To Say?

from What Was I Going To Say? by John Stuart

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Today I went to a funeral for someone I don't know.
It was my birthday, but I pretended not to care they all forgot.

And why should I, when she was part of the equation and I'm not?
I'd guess without me all the real important things would still add up.

I am ashamed of my self-pity.
It's a shame 'cause I can't quit it.
I'm staring blankly in the mirror
And everything's become so clear.

I have grown fond of what I see.
The mask that's staring back at me
I've worn so often and so long
That I've forgotten that it's wrong.

I've heard the truth so many times,
Sometimes I wish that it were false.
My mind no longer seems to work,
But if you look I've got a pulse.

I still don't know what I am trying to say,
But I'll keep talking till a find a way.

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from What Was I Going To Say?, released January 1, 2014

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John Stuart Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

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