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An introductory message to unwary listeners.

Written Jan.-Feb. 2000, with Mark D. and Armando recording that spring. The first track completed when went back to this in Jan. 2010.

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Write me off ‘cause I’m just a wannabe
Just a jerk who doesn’t deserve to breathe
‘Cause we all know what we like already
And our plate of that is full

Well, I’m not a shill or a corporate tool
And I’m probably not what you mean by “cool”
As a piece of meat, I just can’t compete
Though I try like many others

No one’s gonna recommend me to you
And I’m not exactly what you’re used to
It would take some time to get past what you’d need to
To really get where I’m coming from

And you say probably no.
Probably no.
Probably no. Probably no.

Write me off to separate me from you
Write me off if you feel that’s what you must do
‘Cause the burden of living is heavy, my friend
And your interest is too dear for you to expend

Write me off as a possible source of what’s true
To go do the important things that you do
Though you might want to worry about losing a line
To what you’d possibly find to be part of you

I’m willing I’m willing I’ve undertaken
To master the styles that have molded your soul
I’ve tried and I’ve tried to subvert my contempt
For your deafness and blindness
And meaningless forms of amusement
As you watch the game with a beer

Write me off ‘cause I’m just a wanna be
Your taste may be cheap, but your choice is still free
It takes so much less effort to coast on through
Than to look out for something that’s uniquely you

Write me off ‘cause that’s what people always do
When confronted with something that’s the slightest bit new
And I don’t know why, I can’t change your mind
Though I try like many others
Now, will anything make you listen? Nah.
Can I get this out of my system? Yeah.
And I won’t complain about being a loser anymore

credits

from The Sinking and the Aftermath (Songs From the Year 2000), released May 27, 2016
Mark L.: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass
Mark Doroba: electric guitars
Armando Reyes: drums

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