Pushing boulders as we exist for your eyes
Wouldn't it be easier just to stay pale?
Than to living with ailing dead weight when window shopping
Is there sentience in the mannequin?
Articulated? No! It’s icy, hollow and fit to your mold.
Almost! Almost! Almost!
But not quite there
Almost! Almost! Almost!
Am I artificial?
Almost! Almost! Almost!
Is that why you stare?
When acceptance is a mere affirmation
An awkward apparition
A distant palm on my shoulder
You're still taller (you're still taller)
when you walk the sidewalks and greener pastures
but soon with your posture, you'll trip over the cracks
and see you're as blind as fucking bat.
Almost! Almost! Almost!
But not quite there
Almost! Almost! Almost!
Am I artificial?
Almost! Almost! Almost!
Is that why you stare?
Do your eyes puncture at the sight of a failure to pass?
Quality guaranteed for you.
At least you're not a dissonant mockery!
Did I strike the earth, falling from the sky?
Am I the object you can't identify?
The truth is out there, but you're just fucking scared
you're just fucking scared.
you're just fucking scared.
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