Extroverted Introvert

from I Have A Face by Jude Perl

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lyrics

It’s all a bit too much
For me to handle
Everywhere I look
Some form of propagand…le
And when you’re made like me
You’re far too fragile

Cause the world is built for extroverts
Who aren’t afraid of winning
It’s not that I’m scared of success
I just feel safer failing
And what’s so good about being a winner anyway
All they do is be the best at thing I could’ve been best at if I wanted to
But I had way better things to do
Such as...

I filled my house
With water colour quotes about
How I should I just be myself
If I just believe in myself, then all my dreams will come true
That’s right, all you have to do is literally believe that you exist
And you’re automatically entitled to have everything you want!
So that means, if you don’t get everything you want

Cause apparently believing is equivalent to
Accomplishments that you put time and effort into

Cause the world likes those with confidence
Who don’t get caught overthinking
It’s not that I don’t think I’m great
I just need a lot of people to tell me
I just need strangers to love me
WHY WON’T YOU LOVE ME?!
I need a room of strangers to love me
I need people to tell me constantly
I need a group of strangers to validate every thought I’ve ever had…..

When I’m on stage I am invincible
No one can hurt me while I’m up here
So turn up the lights
I wanna be blinded!

And also that way I don’t have to see anyone’s facial expressions
Cause you don’t know how confusing are your facial expressions
Seriously your faces are terrifying
I wish I knew what was going on in your head
Your body language is less than mesmerizing
And some of you look like you’d rather be dead
Part of me thinks I should be rationalizing
Maybe you’re tired or have a lot going on
But it’s so much more fun over analyzing
Assume your face is shaped like that
Cause you’re thinking about everything I’m doing wrong
Wrong
Why do you hate me?

I filled my head
With post apocalyptic shows
And then I can’t get to sleep
Because everything I’ve ever seen
Is living inside my mind
Throwing parties every night
But not the fun parties with just a couple of friends…
The kindof party where you get pressured into doing coke
For the first time, even though you knew it was a bad idea
And then you’re lying on the bathroom floor
Cutting bits of plastic from the cotton bud packet
Into tiny little triangles, cause that’s the only thing that you can think of
That will fend off the panic attack that is definitely coming
And someone’s knocking on the door, but the bathroom floor
Is covered with tiny bits of plastic
So you lock the door and pretend that you’re not in there
And then wait for everyone to leave

Cause the world likes those who party hard
Their habits don’t get questioned
It’s not that I don’t like to drink
But I can’t afford to have a drug addiction
What’s so good about getting wasted anyway
All it does is soothe your pain and stops your thoughts from constantly racing
So you’re not distracted by external stimulation

But seriously what is that guy over there thinking about?
I really gotta know
He doesn’t look like he’s enjoying the show

Why are your faces so intimidating?
I wish you wouldn’t look at me like that
I can’t tell if you’re bored or just concentrating
Youre harder to impress than my 16 year old cat
At least I know when my cat wants me in her space
She lets me know by kindly putting her asshole IN MY FACE
I’m not suggesting you guys should do something that shameless
But maybe something in between facial vacancy, and Lady Fluffington’s ANUS
That is not my cat’s real name
So turn the lights up, turn the lights up
I don’t want to see your faces cause they look fucked up

Cause the world is built for iron fists
Who never need unclenching
It’s not that my limbs aren’t strong as steel
But sometimes they just need resting
What’s so good about being a tough guy anyway
All they do is blow things up and pretend their feelings don’t exist
Repress your PTSD like Bruce Willis

The world is built for narcissists
Who think they know everything
It’s not that I don’t think I’m smart
But my mind is always changing

The world is built for sociopaths
Who learn to play the system
It’s not that I want them to win
But I just can’t stand competition

And what’s so bad about being a loser anyway
All we did was not come first in a pointless race
that should’ve never taken place
and besides, I wasn’t even trying that hard anyway..

It’s all a bit too much
For me to handle
Everywhere I look
Some form of propagand..olf
And when you’re made like me
You’re far too fragile

credits

from I Have A Face, released April 24, 2019
Written by Jude Perl
Produced by Mike Mills & Jude Perl

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Singer-songwriter-comedian Jude Perl has established herself as ‘one of the most genuine, honest feeling performers going around’ (Theatre People) who presents ‘hilarious and painfully spot on observations’ (Plus Ones) mixed with ‘insanely clever and comical songwriting’ (Melbourne Observer). ... more

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