Learning to Swim

Somebody asked me

“What makes you tick?”

Thought she was talking about time

Just didn’t click

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Spent my life navigating your social world

Full of rules and regulations

Subtle curves and subtle swirls

I study your every gesture

Every tic, and every word

Just trying to find an anchor

In this sea of absurd

A step out of time - Step out of time

A step out of sync - Step out of time

A step out of line - Step out of line

A step out of sync - Step out of line

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I’m going to try explaining

What I’m talking about

Try to picture a pool full of water

No sides and no way out

The cruel joke is no one told you

That you’ll have to swim

They tie your hands behind your back

And then they throw you in

A step out of time - Step out of time

A step out of sync - Step out of time

A step out of line - Step out of line

A step out of sync - Step out of line

(2x)