A Voice in My Head (I Carry It Everywhere)

Lyrics

Keep it brief. Tuck tape Around the bad spots Carve a knife into the person that you think you are Let it sit there long enough To make a mess, then clean it up Some lies let us live a little longer Some kill us faster, too Guess I'll keep chewing on this You agree, I agree, there's nothing wrong with getting older Except getting older A phone rings every time someone dies Otherwise It stays quiet I put sestinas on the radio to hear the words repeat. A form Can make it feel complete When nothing else will You can't just Hit a pause button. We have to Find another way To be still Stop moving. Stop moving Stop moving. Stop moving Stop moving. Stop moving Stop moving. Stop moving (Learn to say no. Don't Make the bed for someone you don't even want to share it with It's just a pattern that you've been sewn into Some quilts have guilt in every square Shame is the way I wear myself out It's like listening to how a book has put it and not yourself.)