Overachiever

Thoughts in my head

Drift around like lead

Won’t go away

Go away or I’ll be forced to retire

They’ll put my number in the rafters

Why does it rhyme? Does it always have to fit in a box?

I think outside a lot

A hole in my head

And I don’t know where my sledgehammer went.

Make it go away, go away.

But not to far away.

Living like my dad.

It’s no big deal that he’s never here.  And he’s never coming back.

 

There’s a key there’s a key.

I can’t find it but it sounds good to me.  Open sesame.

I look like a dog, but I’m all cat inside.

I dress like a slob.

There’s no more feeling in my toe

That’s a lie

I can’t tell you why I see all the ghosts

Not in my closet anymore

 

They’re in my room they’re in my room

They’re in my bedroom

They’re steaming up the mirror

They want us out of here

It’s just like you said

There’s a ghost in my head

You live, and then you’re dead.

 

Ask my mom and believe her

When she says I was an overachiever, A cool demeanor

In its place there’s a fever

There’s a boy he’s alive

He’s a real eager beaver

Ask my mom and believer her

When she says I was an overachiever

Why did he leave her?

In his place there’s a fever

There’s a boy he’s alive

He’s alive,

He’s a leader.

Humble Humans

Humble Humans is a Digital Maker of things in Asbury Park, NJ.