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Array ( [sid] => 154350 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => One Fret Too High [time] => 2009-10-22 15:45:03 [hometext] => After being diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome at age fifty-eight. No big deal, really. I knew I was different! [bodytext] => One Fret Too High

One day I discovered I was
livin' life one fret too high;
It was where I'd always been;
prob'ly be where I was gonna' die;
I was amazed I'd lived this long
and never figured out the reason why
No one could see what I saw, think what I thought,
or hear children cry;
They just seem to be standin' around watchin';
watchin' 'em die...

Everything's a little bit different now,
but ain't nothin' changed;
Same room; same furniture;
it's just been rearranged;
It's not like I've gained or lost anything;
I've always been estranged;
I'd rather see what I see, think what I think,
and be called deranged;
I'd rather feel everything I feel
and live outside the cage...
[comments] => 2 [counter] => 218 [topic] => 34 [informant] => enigma [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => SongLyrics )

One Fret Too High

Contributed by enigma on Thursday, 22nd October 2009 @ 03:45:03 PM in AEST
Topic: SongLyrics

One Fret Too High

One day I discovered I was
livin' life one fret too high;
It was where I'd always been;
prob'ly be where I was gonna' die;
I was amazed I'd lived this long
and never figured out the reason why
No one could see what I saw, think what I thought,
or hear children cry;
They just seem to be standin' around watchin';
watchin' 'em die...

Everything's a little bit different now,
but ain't nothin' changed;
Same room; same furniture;
it's just been rearranged;
It's not like I've gained or lost anything;
I've always been estranged;
I'd rather see what I see, think what I think,
and be called deranged;
I'd rather feel everything I feel
and live outside the cage...

Copyright © enigma ... [ 2009-10-22 15:45:03]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: One Fret Too High (User Rating: 1 )
by northernlights on Friday, 23rd October 2009 @ 12:00:41 PM AEST
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beautifully expressed thanx for inviting me in to your world and how you see it

Re: One Fret Too High (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Friday, 23rd October 2009 @ 06:22:35 PM AEST
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This is a great write. I also like the strong message.

Michelle

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