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Ordinary Man

from Solid State by Jonathan Coulton

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After it happened, when all the smoke cleared
How did it feel to you, did it seem weird?
Such a charmed life, nothing ever mattered
Everything was yours to take
One mistake, and

Everything fell apart, everything changed
Sitting there bleeding out, isn’t it strange?
When they hit you, you can feel them hit you
Weaknesses they all can see
Just like me

Now your heart’s all done
But your head won’t let you run
You’re dying where you stand
All this “wait and see”
All this “what will be will be”
That sounds like the plan
Of an ordinary man

You say no one tells you the ending
But it ends this way
You can take it back if you want it
But it might be over anyway

Haven’t you done enough saving by now?
Can’t they take care of each other somehow?
All the questions: is it really over?
Is he gonna take the fall?
Worst of all, you

Start to think maybe they’re right about you
Maybe it’s over now, maybe it’s true
And you know you’re never gonna stand up
Be who you’re supposed to be
Just like me

Cause your heart’s all done
But your head won’t let you run
You’re dying where you stand
All this “wait and see”
All this “what will be will be”
That sounds like the plan
Of an ordinary man

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from Solid State, released April 28, 2017

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Jonathan Coulton Brooklyn, New York

Jonathan Coulton is from the Internet. While a struggling music industry fell to pieces, he independently amassed a small army of techies, nerds, and dedicated superfans. He's known for his songs in the “Portal” games, plus an eclectic catalog of masterful songwriting on subjects from zombies and mad scientists to sad parents and dissatisfied software engineers. ... more

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