Name: Human Condition
Duration: P00H02M48S
Description: A song for when you don't want to be a person anymore.

Human Condition

from The Mystery EP by Jo Rodriguez

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A song for when you don't want to be a person anymore.

lyrics

If I was a bird I'd fly to somewhere
people could not hurt me anymore
I'd stick around for a month or two
and then be on my way
Cause sometimes people can be too much
they suck the life right out of me
And if I was a bird then I'd be free
If I was a bird then I'd be free

If I was just a piece of gum
melting on a sidewalk
I'd stick to people here and there
and maybe they'd forget to wipe me off
I'd gather dust and dirt
I'd slowly rot away
And then one day I'd just fall off and die
One day I would just fall off and die

If I was a bullet in a shell
I think I'd probably hate myself
Cause I'd know my only job is to destroy
I'd try to scream and shout
to keep me in the chamber
But when the gun goes off
the only way is out
cause when a bomb goes off behind you
the only way is out

If I was just a human being
Living on this earth
I'd probably think what people think of me
would determine what I'm worth
I think I'd rather be
a tiny speck of dirt
Cause dirt gets walked on all day long
and never seems to get it's feelings hurt
Oh what I'd give to never get my feelings hurt
Maybe I should just give up
and be a bird
Maybe I should just give up
and be a bird

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from The Mystery EP, released August 6, 2019

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Jo Rodriguez Colorado

Colorado's prodigal butch trans girl
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jobanjobanjo.com

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