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Square Things

from Solid State by Jonathan Coulton

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I love the shape of square things
But in my defense
Right at the edge is where things
Started to not make sense

Inside the cube you're spinning
Colors slide into place
Just when you think you're winning
You mix up a different face
Then you wish for
Bigger fish or
Just some other thing
So you cast her
In your disaster
Yes, it hurts, but only when you sing

Like your heart is broken
Bruise at the softest touch
Best leave the rest unspoken,
Who wants to care that much?
Here's your chance, kid
Look what you did
How could I complain?
At the world's end
With a new friend
Getting high on the same old dumb champagne

Still me, quiet as a grave
I could play dumb
Walk away from
What might be something I could save
Take my chances
Circumstances won't change me much

God forbid you
Leave the grid, you
Know you must disclose
That's your one strike
What's it feel like?
Soft and round, but sometimes even those

Things are shaped like square things
Corners where you can hide
Sometimes you can't repair things
Everyone choose a side

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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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