Lyrics
This Is Like Life.
This is an example of insanity, on the plate its served to you. In front of the queens court, youve got to eat it-with a mirror as your table, and a tree stump as your stool. And you sit there and gobble it down, and your plate is eventually empty. You stand up and give the queen a bow: thank you your majesty, for a wonderful meal. And you ask can I go now? she says, no, I want you to dance, for the court and me. And dont disappoint or youll be put to death. **this is like a life, (life) this is a lot like life, (my life) this is my life** Im staring around my apartment as Im laying on the floor, in the middle of the damn city-its almost empty now-summers over, the snow will be here soon & Ill be closing badly. I cant leave anytime soon, Im supposed to look at the plastic part of the ceiling-forced to stare out into the blue as I look out my window. **this is like life, this is like life, this is like life (this is her life, her eyes, she cries), this is like life (life), this is like life (she dies), this is like life (I cry), this is my life, this is everyones life and mine** and finally at the end of the dream, the queen dismisses me, and Im carried out-thrown out into a patch of grass in front of the castle, and Im about to return home. Jury takes a year or two-time passes so fast, my moms sad, couldnt tell-all I know is that when I got home, my family wasnt there, and my farm had failed. So I sat down and drank the last drop of water that was in a jug that my kids had left for me. Im forced to stare at the ceiling; and stare at the blue outta my window. And when I looked up, it was a Monday-just like my dream, same situation, same goddamn life, only a little bit richer, only a little bit newer. **this is a lot like life, this is a lot like life (life), this is like life (life), this is my life (her life), this is my life (this is my life), this is my life, this is my life (this is my life), this is my life, this is a lot like my life (youre dead and gone), strangely familiar (and Ill cry), all the shadows** just like your life and mine, someday its gonna end, thats gonna be right now
