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Tragedy in the Tradeoff, or, You Have Been Taken Over by the Goddess of Gossip and It Is Not a Good Look on You, Sister! (Well, That's the Easiest Way to Make You Stop Talking About All the Annoying People You Meet, Brother​!​)

from Cantata no. 6 (Assistants of Assistants) in Varying Keys, Op. 25 for Three Electric Guitars, One Bass Guitar, One Drum Kit, One Tenor and Additional Voices Where Appropriate by Shorthand Phonetics

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...Dejected, he has a long conversation with his universe sister currently away in Nagoya, Tachibana Miyuki, who advices Hide to write an e-mail to her explaining what he is currently thinking and to expect no reply. And he does as they advised...

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Oh to talk, how we love to talk
bout anyone and anything we can think of
better if malicious
and feel good at third party's expense
its instant, its satisfying, its wrong
a vicious circle
the world is made for people who arent cursed
with selfawareness[12] like me
and im aware
painfully aware, it is

me and my stupid ideals
its pretty clear they're pretty unique
and not in a good way
a sociable way, or even a way that makes me content

its just discomfort, perpetual discomfort
and an awkward sense that i just dont belong
which makes someone like you
seem bright to me, inappropriately so
if your insecurities are to be believed
the world is not made for people
who doubt themsleves
like we do
and we do
doubt ourselves coz it is

us and our stupid ideals
its pretty clear they're pretty unique
and not in a good way
a sociable way, or even a way that makes uscontent

why do i insist
in loving the unloveable
why do you insist
on feeling unloved
it stems from the same place
a place of kindness
but i'd rather be evil
than feel this tortured
i know you feel the same
youve said so many times before
and just as frequent
you deny yrself pleasure
have i done the same?

the world is made for people who arent cursed
with self-awareness as deeply as

us and our stupid ideals
its pretty clear they're pretty unique
and not in a good way
a sociable way, or even a way that makes us content
to live with our ownselves
like a normal person would
i just thought of something new just now
what if we could just be ourselves
and not give a fuck?

well we'd be content then, wouldnt we?

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[lterary bibliography]

12. Bull Durham. Dir. Ron Shelton. Perf. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. Orion Pictures, 1988. DVD.

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