Size of a Pylon

from Die for a Song by Shiny Tiger

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When will it happen?
I think it already has

I wanted streamers
I wanted all of that jazz

I thought a man was the size of a pylon
I thought a man was a god on the earth
I thought that men had some secret society
I thought becoming a man was like a big rebirth

I thought a heavenly light would shine down me
And destroy all the things that I used to be
I thought a lot of things

I counted down to zero, expecting an end
But all I got was a thick black line in front of the time that I had left

I thought a man was the size of a temple
I thought a man was always covered in hair
I thought a man would know something I didn't
Like when to sympathise and how not to care

I thought a heavenly light would shine down me
And destroy all the things that I used to be

I thought it would round off my corners and burn off my bad bits
Round off my corners and burn off my bad bits
Round off my corners and burn off my bad bits
Round off my corners and burn off my bad bits

I thought a man was the size of a planet
I thought a man could overcome any foe
I thought a man could make something from nothing
I thought a man always knew where to go

I thought a heavenly light would shine down me
And destroy all the things that I used to be

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from Die for a Song, released June 7, 2013
Written and performed by Joel Dear.

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