Trivial Pursuit
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I saw you at the skate demo
You were in a Thrasher hoodie
I made a mental memo
It was maybe Ed Templeton
Or Niles Copus
But now I don't remember
'Cause it was you I noticed
And ran into you later that week
We witnessed Propagandhi play at their peak
Found the courage to speak
That you would ever be
Into a geek like me
Seemed unlikely
So it was lucky for me
We hung out
Talked on the telly 'til two
Went to a movie or two
Ate vegetarian food
You were so mellow and cool
So what's a fella to do?
I wanna kick it with you
So now I'm skippin' on school
You had a mind of your own
Callin' the other girls clones
Quotin' The Roots and you were comfy alone
To be sittin' in your own skin
And it came off beautifully
Poetry in motion
I was in love with your intelligence quotient
Plannin' for the future
Get a home by the ocean
You had some neo-hippie in your hips
A dash of naivety
Easy thing to live with
You said something like "Fuck the system"
Buck the trends and duck suspicion
Live in the moment or you'll end up wishin'
Make your own destiny
Youthful wisdom
You had some ideas and they weren't Christian
Mind always full of movement like a piston
Brightest type of star that I ever knew
Higher than society's trivial pursuits
Sometimes
Some other place
United
The castaways
If you find
Someone that way
Hold tight
Don't let them get away
Fast forward
Honeymoon's over
Couldn't make it past Passover
After we had the last ask over
Told her
Never settle for an asshole or
You'll pick better than me I understand
But stay free
Never to be a rubber band
Don't stretch for your man
Play fetch or get cute
Don't get lost in those trivial, tr-trivial pursuits
I heard she got a new man
I ain't seen him
I've moved on
It don't matter to me none
Few years went by
Chance meet up
Heard her voice from behind
My heart speed up
Turn around in surprise
Hardly recognized
With huge lips and new eyes
Two boobs too huge to lift
No more cute little overbite I used to kiss
How do you get used to this?
My former playmate's a playmate
Her man walks up and says "Hey babe!"
He looks like a bouncer
She looks like a stripper
They're both wearing masks as I look for the zipper
I try to keep it chipper but my heart's broken
Not for me, but the thought of the life she's chosen
'Cause she looks embarrassed
But is she?
Embarrassed of me for him?
Embarrassed of him for me?
As I look into her contacts I see
A lack of independence as he's callin' her wifey
Eyes ice cold
I'm hating him instant
Instincts are on and she's distant
Distinct chill
I'm thinkin' her will isn't extinct
Trade it for pills and bein' pretty in pink
It's wearin' on me losin' her too
Another pretty zombie on a trivial, tr-trivial pursuit
Sometimes
Some other place
United
The castaways
If you find
Someone that way
Hold tight
Don't let them get away