Take a Look at Me – Written Wednesday 5th March 1997 (Aged 22)

Take a Look at Me

take a shot at me
i don’t know what else to do
i am closing down my options
been sworn at, slapped in the face
in the middle of the morning
sometime after three
i even had the phone put down on me
i am a goner but i will live
take a look at me
do i seem unhappy to you?
yes i am laughing inside
but it is time for the glue
fixing things is not easy
breaking them is simple
that can be done in a moment
take a chance with me
i am searching for reality
but reality is submerged somewhere deep
it is rounded for sure
the only corners i find are in my sleep
be an ally of the future
screwed up into a ball
as they push you over the waterfall
isn’t it cruel?
who can we ever be
next time you get somewhere
take a look at me, take a good long look




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James Garratt – Wednesday 5th March 1997