Stephan Nance — Cuddlefish

All my antics and my gibberish Put a damper on my sentences; I'm a [cuddlefish/cuttlefish] Trying to cover up my incompetence. Maybe your fancy just isn't ticklish— Maybe your heart belongs to another fish— But on your part that'd be foolish. Baby, I think you ought to think through this. The sea is big, big, big, And it's full of scary things! Like great white sharks, And colossal squid! And I'm worried about you... I don't want you to get hurt. I don’t want you to get hurt... I don’t want you to get hurt. If you love something (So they say) You should set it free. But I disagree— 'Cause I can safely say that Catching and releasing Isn't what I'd want for me. I know I know better than you do What is best for you to do— Can't you see the logic there? It's superlogical. My perspective is an outside one, And that's really saying something 'Cause we don't have mirrors And since we're under the water, There isn't a surface For you to see your reflection in... Not that you don't look nice! (In fact, how wonderful you look Is exactly what the problem is....) The sea is big, big, big, And it's full of scary things! Like great white sharks, And colossal squid! And I'm worried about you... I don't want you to get hurt. I don’t want you to get hurt... I don’t want you to get hurt. It guts me every time I hear you're frequenting Such sketchy dives. It's not like it's a crime, But what if you get caught by a scuba diver Just like Nemo and I can't find you? Still I'd never cease my quest for you— What else would there be for me to do? Sure, there are plenty of fishes in the ocean, But not one of them could ever get a hook in my devotion. So my love for you supports recent scholarly publications Reporting that fish have a greater capacity for memory Than was previously believed, And I will miss you for the rest of my life. from A Troubled Piece of Fruit, released 23 July 2012 Stephan Nance, piano/vocals