graffiti on the backs of buildings,
they triple-tagged the Central Market,
and like a dog that claims a hydrant,
I’d like to think they kind of own it..
I had a friend who died too early,
the accident was strange and random,
when I think of all the time I wasted,
I wish that I could give him some,
hey, hey, if the world forgets your name,
I guess you’re not to blame,
we’re all here just blink, blink, fading,
hurray! forget fortune and fame,
if someone’s glad you stayed,
remind me why you keep them waiting?..
it’s harder now to pay attention,
when we carry every sad distraction,
we crave the check-in on the action,
so blue skies find us looking down,
hey, hey, so the world forgot your name,
at least you’re not to blame,
there’s no shame in blink, blink, fading,
hurray! forget fortune and fame,
we’re all glad you stayed,
why’d you have to keep us waiting?..
graffiti on the arcs of bridges,
artists unafraid of falling,
as I pedal past the Last Chance Diner,
I wonder if I missed my calling..
hey, hey, when the world forgets your name,
we are all the same,
every star is blink, blink, fading,
hurray! forget fortune and fame,
someone’s glad you stayed,
you don’t have to keep them waiting…
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