Sage Francis - Andy Kaughman

Now I know it ain't right, but I decided I hadta' &
Us poets paint life, but don't get recognized till afta' &
So I faked my own death just to see what would happen &
As I taje shallow breaths and wait for people's reaction &
It was funny at first, but I had to hold my laughter...wait &
Before long I was on display at an open casket wake &
And I'm the main attraction who draws a crowd. A freak show of sorts &
Good thing my skin is pale enough to pass as a decomposing corpse &
Frozen in my thoughts, laying stiff...playing with
& People's emotions and awaiting a kiss from praying lips that I hate but miss.

She didn't show...although she sent a card with flowers &
How considerate. That little bitch would make me sit in my car for hours &
Heartless powers start to devour my patience...it gets me violent &
I'm ready to fly shit and end everything like "I QUIT!"
Then again I sit deathly quiet...biting my tongue &
Just excited that some kids...who were invited to come did &
I'm the center of attention...the talk of the town &
It ain;t all that profound, but on this special day of mine I'm the one the universe revolves around &
It's like a birthday...kind of. I also found that it's the worst way to find love.
White doves battle black crows in one of the back rows &
And everybody my ass knows back home is sporting black clothes &
Looking glum as usual...it's all too familliar &
I put the fun back into funeral. My morbid humor'll kill ya' &
For all that it's worth...the people who I thought were jerks &
Were putting on the water works and it sorta hurts &
My momma stroked my hair with so much care but hardly spoke &
Now my heart is broke, and yeah...I should've let her in on the joke &
But I'm honestly choked up, and I'm stuck holding back my tears &
As I absorb the atmosphere, "I wanna turn back I'm scared!"
Then a hand touches my shoulder to calm my nerves &
And something odd occurs because I heard my father's words &
So I got disturbed...as he expressed what he's never said &
What bothered me the most is that I remembered...he's dead &
I manifested destiny. The best and worst of worlds has come true &
As I'm buried alive, in the back of my mind echoes his words:

"I love you."