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Should I be profound in conversation, is that what you’re expecting?
Should I conquer the room with every word that I say?
Well I’ll maintain my lack of elegance if it means you won’t dissect me
For I am just trying to remain

You say you thought I’d be different, well why don’t you tell that to a mirror?
I’m sure there are a million stooges that would happily fill my place
So line up for registration and you too can be a pseudo intellectual
Meanwhile I’m just trying to remain

And you claim to love music, but you’re only listening to your radio
You say you’re well read, but only if it’s critically acclaimed
And I should have headed the warnings not to dance with those I can see through
But I am just trying to remain

You suggest the grass may be greener, but this can’t be true in all directions
For some places have no offerings, but only stains
I could list them alphabetically, but this is something I’d rather not do
For I am just trying to remain

And what happened to all the men that you said you respected?
Have they evaporated by morning along with the rain?
Well you know that even your god never paid any child support
Meanwhile I’m just trying to remain

There’s no need to get upset, it’s just a minor loss of freedom
Or at least that’s what you said when the Moldovans had me detained
And now I’m trying, I’m trying so hard just to forget you
For it’s the only way I know to remain
Oh it’s the only way I know to remain
Oh it’s the only way I know to remain
Yeah it’s the only way I know to remain

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from 21st Century Poet (Helsinki Airport Demo Versions), released December 3, 2013

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Brian Smith Portland, Oregon

Brian Smith is a geofolk musician on an endless tour around the world.

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