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Sinister

from Telepathy by Les Hayden

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Sinister

They say left handed means generally smart
Cus when they’re babies they work extra hard
Cus the world isn’t built for them, right down to opening doors

So things that come to most with natural ease
Become a problem in the brains of the weird
And the extra hard work is a boon in their formative years

I think my brain was glued in back to front
I like so many things that most people don’t
I have always been what the kids at school call weird

But you know that cavemen started roaming in mobs
Maybe the loners are just highly evolved
Smacked up like Lance, breaking away from the peloton

Well, people are cruel sometimes
You’ve gotta learn how not to mind
Or otherwise you’ll change yourself to fit within their lines
They’ve got brick walls for eyes

When they shout ‘weirdo’ it can feel like a curse
But I can think of at least one thing that’s worse
Let your weird light shine so the others can find you

And they say that names are unlike sticks and stones
But you are more than just the sum of your bones
And I hope you don’t break from the weight of them calling

Things evolve
Problems solved by mutation, genes gone wrong
We came from the sea through happy accidents
Through vocal cords that learned to speak by mutation, some shout ‘freak’
The irony is lost on some
The ordinary overrun
But the beauty of the world lies in the freak

They say left handed means generally smart
Cus when they’re babies they work extra hard
Because the world isn’t built for them

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from Telepathy, released November 10, 2020

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