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The Plan
(Demetri Martin, from If I)
It was a crazy moment, to have a plan from eleven years old
Every choice, every summer: classes, extra activities, SATs, essays,
Leading to that one big goal, and then being that close to it and realizing,
“I made a huge mistake, I have to admit it, cut my losses, I’m out of here.”
And it was a total crisis, a total crisis of relevance.
Because I was now an adult – yes, okay, it’s cool to be quirky, maybe, on the side.
Do some puzzles, make puzzles, whatever, you learn how to ride a unicycle,
That’s cool when it’s on the side, right? And you have a plan.
What happens when you remove the plan?
Florida Coast
Take me through the everglades
Take me to the top of this mountain I’ve made
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water, you’ll
Keep your head above water, you’ll
Keep your head above water
I miss places I’ve never been
Got to stop thinking “remember when?”
Get Through
Maybe the sophomore slump will end soon
I thought I could be like Xaphoon
I thought I could write songs like songs “for emma” too
I can’t promise it’ll all be good
But I can promise you we’ll get through
Birds
Circle all you want there
I won’t let you nest in my hair
You’ll keep it up long enough
That’s not belief, that’s fear
Circle all you want there
I won’t let you nest in my hair
Interlude
I revolve around you
Your shadow becomes my shape
My path is mostly yours and my
Kingdom is your tide
My path is mostly yours and my
Kingdom is your sky
Your shadow becomes my shape
My path is mostly yours and my
Kingdom is escape
Sacred Spaces
The places I love are scattered everywhere
They’re sinking and floating
Drowning, dehydrated
I don’t care
They’re sacred
The places I miss are scattered everywhere
They’re haunted and empty
A ghost like me can’t stay
I don’t care
They’re sacred
Reckless
There’s a vast blank wall up ahead
Useless and frightening
The clouds might swallow you whole
With an ominous flash of lightning
No longer staying silent
Your dreams have gotten violent
You tossed and turned last night
Fumbling and shaking
You panic and drop the flashlight
This is as reckless as you’ve ever been
Time and time again
There’s no way to win
I lay on my back
Dreaming of ways
To hide from prying eyes
I grew up under an endless sky
Where sunsets can last for days
Complacency
I could say that I’m happy
But that would be a lie
Under the oppression of a perfect blue sky
I’m trapped
By the light reflected in your eyes
I’m trapped
Under wishes and hopes
I’m trapped by childish fears
And the urge to keep chasing ghosts
Maybe that’s dramatic
I shouldn’t be so dire
But sometimes it feels like I’m the last one
Standing up to the empire
I could be quiet and call it maturity
I’d know that it’s complacency
I was ready to run away
But now I can barely stand
My legs are getting heavy
I’m sinking into the sand
I was ready to run away
But now I can barely stand
My legs are getting heavy
I’m sinking into the sand
Invisible
At the supermarket checkout
A sandwich and a bottle of tea
I’m tired and awkward
But she stares right through me
Standing on the bus I pull the stop
The driver doesn’t hear, I know
I should say something
But we’re already past and I’m too slow
I glance up and he looks away
You walk out when I want you to stay
Maybe I’m invisible today
Late night at work
I walk to the car in darkness
Nobody pauses, nobody steps aside
I’m not bothered, through the crowd I glide
Put on those headphones and press play
They’re staring at me but I’m far away
I know I’m invisible today
irrational confidence 