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Blow Up

by Ed Charles

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Friendlier than average
A little cleaner cut
Typical, that’s what I was
No need to size me up

Stand all day outside myself
Part of my disease
You’d never tell, I dwell in hell
To look at dumb old me

I guess I’ve got a
Foot on both fences
Can’t move and sure can’t jump
I guess I’ve got a foot on both fences
All I can do is wait until I split
Split or just blow up

It’s a corkscrew substitute
But it helps me purge and ease
The terrific pressure building up
Down deep inside of me

Play dumb with a gullible smile
A dull hayseed routine
A foothill in a landscape scene
Simply Byzantine

I guess I’ve got a
Foot on both fences
Can’t move and sure can’t jump
I guess I’ve got a foot on both fences
All I can do is wait until I split
Split or just blow up

Can you get around the image
Of sweet and gentle me
You never think about
Getting round
Sweet and gentle me
You missed all the cues
The deliberate clues
Ticking time bombs
Defense disarmed
By a bit of snake-charming
It’s always lightest just before the dark
It’s always lightest just before the dark

I’m the movie you’ve seen a thousand times
But never see between the lines
We might have the same disease
Or, my friend, I might be
Cold-blooded and smart as hell
Or innocent and well

I guess I’ve got a
Foot on both fences
Can’t move and sure can’t jump
I guess I’ve got a foot on both fences
All I can do is wait until I split
Split or just blow up

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released January 5, 2024

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