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Sycophant

from Spinning plates by Arjen Ordeman

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counting on my fingers
all the times your thoughts were mine
is the highest form of flattery where you draw the line?
you might not be genuine and that’s the truest test
as soon as you believe yourself you’ve lost your self respect
you might scheme so nonchalant
but you’ve always been a sycophant

sterilized and normalized by each passing day (down in the way)
plagiarized cause there’s absolutely nothing new to say
this is the new normal
this is the new normal
this is the new normal
this is the new normal

is social life better by design?
then you better look behind you baby
what’s yours is yours what’s mine is mine
that’s what we learned in 1980

captain of the cliches
always ready with a line
every word put to use is part of the design
you work all the systems, you play on their egos
spoken with sincerity but its all for show
you might be a social savant
but its sickening to see a sycophant

paralyzed and stigmatized by the words in play (the horrible lies)
plagiarized cause there’s absolutely nothing left to say
is this the new normal?
this is the new normal
this is the new normal
this is the new normal

is social life better by design?
then you better look behind you baby
what’s yours is yours what’s mine is mine
that’s what we learned in 1980

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from Spinning plates, released December 1, 2016

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Arjen Ordeman Surrey, British Columbia

Singer-Songwriter, DIY recording artist, one man ensemble, strummer, plunker, groove maker.

Guitar driven melancholy and contempt; just mood and music...

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