Just because my voice is the oldest, doesn’t mean it’s the clearest. I don’t know everything. You keep waiting to get noticed, but I don’t see everything. I’ve had these contacts in for too long.
Listen to your own heart, listen to your own heart
Quit eavesdropping on everyone else’s.
My heart has a lisp anyway
And most people’s hearts have nothing to say because they're too busy just trying to stay alive
Punch the clock, punch the clock
Don’t worry about where you sit during lunch, just eat
And punch the clock, because your shift started a month ago, and it’s never gonna end
Destroy the clock
Break all the mirrors
and it doesn’t matter if they call it likes or favorites - they’ll never bring peace to your stomach
I know the panic is real
but it’s tough to compare yourself to others if your eyes are closed
so close your eyes
know that nobody’s ever seen the inside of your eyelids quite like you
even when I tell my oldest son he’s smart and my youngest son he’s funny, my youngest son wants to know why he’s not smart and my oldest son wants to know why he’s not funny
you’ll never measure up with a 12-inch ruler
you’ll never make it to the end of the rainbow before it disappears
and nobody can keep their eyes open during a sneeze. nobody.
so be smart AND funny and ignore your father because even though he says he used to be in your shoes, you’re only half him
and his shoes haven’t come back in style just yet
"I know the panic is real
ReplyDeletebut it’s tough to compare yourself to others if your eyes are closed
so close your eyes
know that nobody’s ever seen the inside of your eyelids quite like you"
This was so good Nelson. The ending got me too.
last line.
ReplyDeleteThe part about comparing to others with closed eyes
ReplyDeleteSo close your eyes
UNNHHHH
something I need to learn unnnhhhh
'know that nobody’s ever seen the inside of your eyelids quite like you'
ReplyDeleteMMMMMM YOU RIGHT
Dang that was good. #stolen.
"Listen to your own heart, listen to your own heart
ReplyDeleteQuit eavesdropping on everyone else’s.
My heart has a lisp anyway
And most people’s hearts have nothing to say because they're too busy just trying to stay alive"
I am so obsessed with this, Nelson.
"My heart has a lisp anyways"
ReplyDeleteThe contacts, the shoes, everything.
Important.
The closing line
ReplyDeleteone day i will write as good as Nelson
ReplyDeletesnaps. so many snaps.
ReplyDeletethis "but it’s tough to compare yourself to others if your eyes are closed"
ReplyDeleteand the end UHHHNNNNNN.
read this to your cw1 students they need to hear it
"even when I tell my oldest son he’s smart and my youngest son he’s funny, my youngest son wants to know why he’s not smart and my oldest son wants to know why he’s not funny"
ReplyDeletemiss your class nelson. a lot.
ReplyDeletemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think blog stalking is not that weird. I miss paris.
ReplyDeleteListen to your own heart. I would love to hear this one in class. Keep up the good work nelson
ReplyDeletethis was published 5 years ago but I just found it and I love it
ReplyDelete"Listen to your own heart, listen to your own heart
ReplyDeleteQuit eavesdropping on everyone else’s."
I love.
Also are you still using blogspot?