Comfortable Life (Getting You Nowhere Fast)
(But let’s check this out
It’s coming through my headphones
Because I don’t feel like turning on the speakers
To be honest
And I am, definitely throwing out my voice right now)
--
I’m walking the street you know
I walk it everyday
I thought it was getting old
Until I
Noticed I lost my way
--
As I keep on forward and suddenly see
True view of the place that molded me
Wish I could describe the electricity
But I think you know what I mean
--
Trust me
When I say
Take a different turn today
Trust me
Trust me, yeah, your life doesn’t have to be so routine
--
You are your own hometown hero
Don’t rely on anyone (no)
You are your own hometown hero
So always be your number one
--
I’m driving down this road you know
I drive it regularly
Thought it pretty dull until
I broke down and saw all of
New York City before me
--
(ahhh)
[GTR solo]
(ahhh)
--
A comfortable life is like a dull knife
Getting you nowhere fast
A comfortable life is like a dull knife
Getting you nowhere fast
A comfortable life is like a dull knife
Getting you nowhere fast
You are your own hometown hero
Don’t rely on anyone, anyone no
You are your own hometown hero
I’ll always be your number one
--
(ahhhh)
You are your
you are your
You are your own hometown hero, yeah
(so I wrote that song, fun fact, I wrote that song when I was on a Greyhound)
You are your you are your
Always be your own number one
You are your own.
About this poem
Written on a cross-country bus trip taken by band members James & Alan-Arthur, this catchy lyric poem taslks about breaking the routine and reminding the self to hold yourself up to your own standard.
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Submitted by nfcska on March 06, 2024
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Scheme | abcde fghig jjjk JggJk FfFl fjmnj OfO PQPQPQFfFl oRRstrlu |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,418 |
Words | 285 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 57 |
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