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The Optimist

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This story has an optimistic ending
I have felt it from the start
and ultimately
I am one unhappy motherfucker
constantly afraid i'll be made to breathe hard
I used to read a lot of books
I considered myself well read
But then I discovered computer games
and the internet
Didn't go so well
My mind went to hell
I'll thank whichever god you like for this guitar

But when I fall
I fall hard
Whether it be in love
or apart
it doesn't matter
nothing's ever mattered

You ask me not to be so eager
but that is difficult for me
you see I've already thought through
every situation we
might go through
up until
the blue moment
I tell you I'm in love
even the optimist inside my head is telling me to give up
telling me to give up
I'm giving up
I'm giving up

But when I fall
I fall hard
Whether it be in love
or apart
It doesn't matter
nothing's ever mattered
and to qualify for clinical depression
I guess I'd have to harm myself
But I've already learnt my lesson
my mother need not fear for my health
for every demon on my shoulder
I shall battle with her heart
this story has n optimistic ending
I have felt it from the start
from the start
whether it be in love
or apart

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from Bastard Sunshine, track released June 17, 2011
Guest guitar work by Jon Shearsmith

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