Gullible Child

from Gullible Child EP by Beth White

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second song I ever wrote, about age 12. I was mad at the world/my english teacher at the time because I couldn't work out what 'iambic pentameter' was

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They've taken over everything
From the way we dance to the way we sing
It has a structure, has a frame
Morphing together to sound the same
Even poetry has to rhyme
It has to follow a certain time
And they say do what you will
But being out of sync is a structure still

I'm just a gullible child
I'll believe what you'll say
I'll never figure out how the world works some day
I'm just a gullible child
I'll believe what you'll say
I'll never figure out how the world works some day

They've taken over everything
From the way we think to what we're saying
They've got us under their big thumb
As we carry on with life completely dumb
And oblivious to their sinister plans
As they impose authority
Become 'The Man'
And tell us lie after lie until we're old
Expecting us not to find out the truth about what we're told

I'm just a gullible child
I'll believe what you'll say
I'll never figure out how the world works some day
I'm just a gullible child
I'll believe what you'll say
I'll never figure out how the world works some day, hey

And maybe that's what they want us to think
Rebel against the system
And maybe that's what they want us to think
And whatever they say we're forced to listen
But what do I know?

I'm just a gullible child
I'll believe what you'll say
I'll never figure out how the world works some day... (improvised stuff)

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from Gullible Child EP, released January 19, 2014

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