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I left a trail of myself

 every place that I have been through,

 And going bald is the most manly thing

 that I'm ever gonna do.

 I tell the earth, "thanks for the hair,

 thanks for the skin, thanks for the bone",

 Though I now slowly give it back

 I still appreciate the loan.

 Just tell me that you like me

 in the same sentence as a mountain side.

 'Cause it would be

 such a relief to be objectified.

 'Cause who says it's so important

 to sort through these thoughts of ours.

 Maybe be that's why we love to try

 to see ourselves from the outside

 In photographs and videos and diaries and mirrors.

 'Cause it would be

 such a relief to be objectified.

 And the closest that I ever got

 still seems to leave a lot to go,

 but the horizon seems to be a place

 that nobody can know.

 Looking forth and looking back,

 our vision can't extend

 beyond the quaint vanishing points

 our bodies' recommend,

 and I'll help you move some furniture

 somewhere it's never been before,

 but the room's so small the dresser drawer

 won't let us get back out the door.

 Just tell me that you like me

 in the same sentence as the building.

It would be such a relief to see

 I'm just a natural thing.

 We're only boats,

 And the boats are only empty

 And you can't blame an empty boat

 that's on a river to the sea.

 You can't blame a billion boats

 without a sail, without a sailor.

 And that's how we look

 in photographs, and diaries, and mirrors.

 And the plants turn into ants,

 and the ants turn into plants,

 And children are clumsy people,

 and old people are rotting Children.

 And I still don't have a cell phone,

 but this sea shell gets Reception,

 And the ocean won't stop calling,

 and I want a restraining order.

 Just tell me that you like me

 in the same sentence as a building.

It would be such a relief to see

 I'm just a natural thing.

 We're just a natural thing.

 Just like anything.

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