STOP AND STARE
Today I watched you stop and stare at me
Oh God it made me nervous as can be
You've moved on, your girl was next to you
A large part of me was satisfied that you saw I'm in the process of moving on too
There you sat, on your little perch,
Clearly not fighting back an urge
Did you really have to stare so much?
Especially when you were the one who released me from your clutch?
I couldn't help but want to smirk
When she asked you who I was
I was fascinated that you ignored her for a bit, continuing to lurk
I know you showed her something on your phone but I caught you staring more
I caught it enough times to know it wasn't a faux pas
Your intense gaze shook me to my core
Maybe you didn't know it was obvious but my friend caught it too
Perhaps you should be more careful who you choose
Especially when you were the one that decided to let go
You can't complain that I didn't go with the flow
I know I was being loud, obnoxious
Not my fault that the way you treated me was kinda toxic
The vindictive part of me hopes you were displeased
Unfortunately that feeling alone wouldn't help me feel eased
Maybe you should think again before you stop and stare
You were literally the one that said we were going nowhere
So honest to God, fuck you you dumb bitch ass
Meanwhile, I'll be trying to graduate middle of my class
The angry part of me hopes this comes off bitchy,
That it gets under your skin and makes you feel itchy
You're not worth my time
But if you're going to stop and stare,
Think about how terrible you spent mine
There will come a day when neither of us will really care
But to be honest? That day is dawning soon
I am my own moon
And sun and stars
I am my own woman, I set my own bars
I'll leave you with this, you piece of shit
Maybe don't stop and stare at your supposed friends because that kinda ruins it?
Just acknowledge that I'm there and go back to your table
I'm sure that your girlfriend would find that agreeable
Speaking of her, hopefully you treat her right
Otherwise, I hope one of her friends punches out your light
Unavailable, unemotional piece of garbage
Don't you dare have the audacity to complain that empathy is in shortage
I tried my best for you
But apparently even half-hearted isn't something you can do
I hope for the day that it's goodbye forever
Because then I won't have to see you and feel under the weather
Seeing you triggered an anxiety attack
So honestly, thanks for that
Are you proud of yourself for making a grown woman shake like a leaf?
Does that make you feel all nice and sweet?
Is that your little treat?
I was so blind at how bitter your pill was
My mind flew off like the house in Wizard of Oz
So hopefully this is goodbye
I'm going to give the cold shoulder a try
I don't need you or anyone else
Especially when all I need is myself
Okay, maybe I need my friends too
But you have forfeited most of your place in that glue
If you want your spot back, then you better work for it
Because I don't plan on giving you shit
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Song Review: Gov’t Mule feat. Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster - “Dreaming out Loud”
Gov’t Mule get funky and preachy on “Dreaming out Loud.”
Goosed along by clavinet and brass, the lead single from Peace … Like a River (June 16) features Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster. And like so many modern message songs, it spends too much capital on clichés.
We all got to live together/put our differences aside/silence is not the answer/we’re living in the great divide, goes the chorus.
While the words and the co-lead vocals are overwrought, the music is irresistible - more like the short-lived Warren Haynes Band than the warhorse that is Gov’t Mule.
“Peace … Like a River is very ambitious from a musical arrangement standpoint in the way that a lot of the songs take twists and turns that are not common in today’s pop music world,” Haynes said in a statement.
“At the same time it’s very much a song record and covers a lot of ground, stylistically speaking. Song for song maybe my favorite one.”
Grade card: Gov’t Mule feat. Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster - “Dreaming out Loud” - B-
4/5/23
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