I Know Better
Ice cold morning
A hole in my shoe
I have to make some money
To afford fast food
It is raining razor blades
But I’m in a good mood
Everyone gets lucky sometimes
I’m about due
People bleed in different places
diamond-shaped cuts in their faces
Gashes on their elbows and knees
Turn to ice-sealed scabs at 11 degrees
I know better
To be undermined by bad weather
You shouldn’t be swayed
By the well-meaning brigade
Selling absolute doom
It's good journalism
But it don't carry a tune
Blistering summer evening
The concrete undulates
I’m strolling the neighborhood
Off the 3 AM train
The moon is an empty plate
My mind and body are plagued
By the realization of wherever I go
My malady refracts in new array
Everyone has the right advice
I’m unemployed, they’re Jesus Christ
Preaching a sermon of responsibility to me
Because I’m on an indefinite vacation after my bachelor’s degree
I know better
To be undermined by bad weather
You shouldn’t be swayed
By the well-meaning brigade
Selling absolute doom
It's good journalism
But it don't carry a tune
