Citizens

from Renovator by Jeff Badger

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I know I was once like you
Now I got better things to do
Than sit here in a rented room
Carving meaning out of gloom

But still, it’s a rush
To make the citizens blush
Shameful joy, not fate
I just got here too late

Some people overestimate
The things they think that make them great
They think we wait with baited breath
For the pearls of wisdom that they cast
And if you can’t apologize
You won the game but lost the prize
The ones you think you’re speaking for
Sail away and leave you at the shore

But still, it’s a rush
To make the citizens blush
Shameful joy, not fate
I just got here too late

Abandoned (all been done)

But still, it’s a rush
To make the citizens blush
Shameful joy, not fate
We all got here too late

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from Renovator, released October 28, 2018
written and performed by Jeff Badger

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