Only An Artist

You wanna be an artist
You’ve got so much to say
You’ve got a story
You want to say it your way
You got a vision, kid
You just got to get it out
Of something different
Put it out there somehow
Imagination
Is filling you up
You need an outlet
You’re gonna burst if you don’t
Create something
For the world to see
Get that attention
An artist is who you want to be

And you try to be honest

But you gotta be a narcissist
Who couldn’t be any more modest
A narcissist
If you’re only an artist

You want it to
Pay your rent
You want it to
Be your job
You want your
Job to be you
You want to
Pay your rent with you
You want it to
Make your friends
You want it to
Be your cafe
You want your
Friends to be
You want your
Cafe to be you

And you try to be honest

But you gotta be a narcissist
Who couldn’t be any more modest
A narcissist
If you’re only an artist

Try thinking of
Somebody else
Let your fingertips and
Soul do the rest
I’ll try thinking of
Somebody else
Was it my wisdom teeth
Or feet
Who said it best?

You find that social topic
But not to show you’re smart
You find that local logic
But not to show where you’ve moved
You create about the darkness
But not to show you’re sad
You create about the happiness
But not to show you’re sad
You create for some attention
But not to show you’re sad
You create for some protection
But not to show you’re sad

And it’s keeping you honest

But you gotta be a narcissist
Who couldn’t be any more modest
A narcissist
If you’re only an artist

A narcissist
Who couldn’t be any more modest
A narcissist
But you’re only an artist.

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