Stories

Little boys and little girls grow up to do this Little boys and little girls grow up to be that No in between, not seen Don't feel, don't think, don't real, just sink Go to school, learn a tool, learn to fit, Lear to wear, this here, Learn to think? unclear Learn to dad, learn to mum, this is bad, that is fun Learn to work and be glad, switch of think, don't be sad Getting old? You'll be told, time was lent, now you're spent And in the absence of magic In the stories that we tell ourselves The content is tragic In the stories that we tell ourselves Learn to dad, learn to mum, this is bad, that is fun Learn to work and be glad, switch off think, don't be sad And in the absence of magic In the stories that we tell ourselves The content is tragic In the stories that we tell ourselves We'll scrub the toxic narrative From the stories that we tell ourselves We'll rewrite a definitive version Of the stories that we tell ourselves Getting old? You'll be told, time was lent, now you're spent Pay your tax, buy your plot, then you die, that's your lot Inside...