Stephan Nance — Firecracker

Blue-, blue-, blue-eyed Scruffy fella— Helicopters buzzed against Our cheeks and ears and necks and Turned us all around In terms of color: Blushing, queasy, spinning And irrevocably endearing Drinking fountains, puppies, penguins, Little lambs… Don’t you dare go Making me like you more; I hate you more and more Every second I’m with you; Every second you’re making me like you More and more, I hate you more I hate you more. Firecrackers have no choice: The fuse gets lit, The voice comes shooting out In sparks and sparkles— And a minute Lasts a lifetime, Lasts a heartbeat, Never lasts for sixty seconds Like it should— And no matter what It’s never long enough— But it’s still good. True, true, true, I would Be your boyfriend If you’d be mine, But this whole situation is Becoming so ridiculous— Mr. Potato Heart— Indeed, it seems You lack a few essential pieces; Would it be taboo for me To skip-bo right past go, Play operation and connect for good The clues to cure this sorry state of Constant aggravation? Don’t you dare go Pushing my love away If you’re gonna just Pick up the slack and Pull it right back In a stupid kind of tug-of-war game That I don’t wanna play— Unless I’m on your side, In which case I’ll be with you all the way. Firecrackers have no choice: The fuse gets lit, The voice comes shooting out In sparks and sparkles— And a minute Lasts a lifetime, Lasts a heartbeat, Never lasts for sixty seconds Like it should— And no matter what It’s never long enough— I could go a day without you I could go a hundred days But I’d spread those hundred days Out over a century If that’s okay with you Sometimes I get the feeling I’m just on display— Like some little punk’s been Pressing against me, Setting me off for a Pyrotechnicolorful Don’t you dare go Don’t you dare go Don’t you dare go Don’t you dare go Don’t you dare go Don’t you dare go Setting me off and Running away When I’ve got something I still want to say… Again! Firecrackers have no choice: The fuse gets lit, The voice comes shooting out In sparks and sparkles— And a minute Lasts a lifetime, Lasts a heartbeat, Never lasts for sixty seconds Like it should— And no matter what It’s never long enough— And no matter what— It’s never long enough— But it’s still so oh oh oh-oh-oh good! credits from A Troubled Piece of Fruit, released 23 July 2012 Stephan Nance, piano/vocals Merlin Showalter, drums Tim McLaughlin, bass/guitar