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The Long Walk Back to Free Parking

by Ribs

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The Long Walk Back to Free Parking

I was walking
In the stomach of my city,
I pay my rent, I’m enrolled to vote
I brush my hair sometimes
Sometimes I try to look pretty.

Just don’t let them look at you
For too long
If they say anything,
Keep movin’ on
And someone says my ass looks like Christmas Day
Makes me hate my body and my favorite holiday

Ohhhhh….
Can you hear, can you hear the bell toll?
It’s low in the mix, not something we can fix
To be honest I only hear it when I’m alone

It’s not a roar,
(when you hear it, make sure you don't look)
From a monster’s jaws
(we live outside the history book)
It’s a human voice
(no harm will ever come to you)
Sounds like mine and yours
(so long as you keep following the rules)

And it whispers:
Keep your head down,
When you walk home
Don’t make eye contact
Look at your phone.
Don’t let them catch you
In the wrong place
At the wrong time…

Is this wrong place just walking outside alone?
For some of us, is it our family home?
Is it wrong to wanna run when it’s almost dark?
Or just go to the shops?
Or go to the park?

I won’t
Keep my
Head down
Tonight.

But I should calm down and just be realistic
It could be much worse, we’ve seen the statistics
And don’t raise your voice, cause you don't know who's listening
These are the risks that we take by existing…

Ohhh.
So I’ll tune it out
Like a dog barking.
Cause it’s a long walk back.
To my free parking.

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released April 29, 2020
produced by Jordan Shakespeare
written by Georgina Cramond

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Ribs Perth, Australia

Little songs with big feelings.

made my Georgina Cramond with big help from Angie, Elloise, Aaron and Owen.

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