I know I fear death,
And yet one day every October,
I’m okay with it.
And all horror movies are really shit.
But that’s ‘cause I’m scared.
I’m easily scared.
I’m easily scared.
I sometimes hope that,
Max changes his plan.
No lit Black Flame Candle,
Means no sisters Sanderson.
‘Cause mortality is real and uncomfortable,
Now I’m a little older,
I’ve learnt to be scared.
I’m easily scared.
How could fireworks be,
So magical and free,
When in actuality,
They’re just scaring puppies?
‘Cause they sound like warfare,
Despite the glitter launched in the air,
I am scared,
I’m easily scared.
I’m easily scared.
I sometimes pray to a god,
That I’m certain isn’t there, and I,
Try to show to everyone that I really don’t care,
So if there’s a higher power up in the air,
Then they’ll know I am scared,
I’ll succumb and forever be scared.
I should be honest here and now,
‘Cause before it was a front.
I fear cancer, tinnitus and dust.
And I’m told that WebMD,
Can’t cure me, immediately.
I am scared,
I’ll always be scared.
I’ll always be scared.
credits
from smol,
released August 3, 2018
written by exam season
recorded by exam season & tom laurilla
mixed and mastered by bob cooper
artwork by tas needham
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