The Joker from Shadow Puppets by Spencer LaJoye

Tried to dance the way you do
Make a fool before you think to dare me to

I fold my page into a plane
Fly a pickup line to you and watch your face

The point is, we all know it
You would never be with me
I tried it to be mean to me
so you would like it

I learned early that it hurts
To be outed, so I out myself first
So I control the narrative, stay ahead of it

If I am the joker, I can’t be the joke
If I plant it, I can’t be the seed
If my timing’s comedic, and everyone sees it
It’s funny ‘cause I pulled the strings
Nobody’s laughing at me

What’s it like to feel the ground?
When you’re walking, do you think about the sound?
Forget about it

How ‘bout putting on a shirt? Is it light against your skin?
Do you pretend in it and wonder if it’s working?

It’s just I learned early that it hurts
To be rumored, so I teach ‘em all the words
And I control the narrative, stay ahead of it

(Stay ahead of it)

What is it like to feel the world as it happens?
I can just imagine
From ahead of it
What is it like to lose your way in the magic?
I can just imagine
From ahead of it

If I am the joker, I can’t be the joke
If I plant it, I can’t be the seed
If my timing’s comedic, and everyone sees it
It’s funny ‘cause I pulled the strings
Nobody’s laughing at me

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