Untitled Piece from 1998

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buy yourself a personality
if you want to be friendly
get out of your head
can't get out of bed
to many tubes in your face
and you're nearly dead
buy yourself a personality
swop around your reality
good little rich kid
always doing what mummy said
when she kneels at your bedside
and says, please wake up
will you see their tears run from their eyes
will she do as she says
or is it too late as you fade away
don't want to be left out
better get in with the in crowd
aren't they the best friends you ever had?
daddy drives as fast as he can
but you are dead already
in some cold hospital ward
straight from the bright lights of the dance floor
buy yourself a personality
tell yourself it is alright
put your trust in someone you don't know
just for a change, for an hour or two
well who am i? go on don't listen to me
if you need to go on, be brave
go and buy yourself that personality
if you've not one of your own




James Garratt - April 1998

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