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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:16 AM
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Superhero
Superhero
by Ani DiFranco

sleepwalking through the all-nite drugstore
baptized in flourescent light
i found religion in the greeting card aisle
now i know hallmark was right
and every pop song on the radio
is suddenly speaking to me
yeah, art may imitate life
but life imitates t.v.
'cuz you've been gone exactly two weeks
two weeks and three days
and let's just say that things look different now
different in so many ways

i used to be a superhero
no one could touch me
not even myself
you are like a phone booth
i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else

if i was dressed in my best defenses
would you agree to meet me for coffee
if i did my tricks with smoke and mirrors
would you still know which one was me
if i was naked and screaming
on your front lawn
would you turn on the light and come down
screaming, there's the asshole
who did this to me
stripped me of my power
stripped me down

i used to be a superhero
no one could touch me
not even myself
you are like a phone booth
i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else

yeah you've been gone exactly two weeks
two weeks and three days
and now i'm a different person
different in so many ways
tell me what did you like about me
don't say my strength and daring
'cuz now i think i'm at your mercy
and it's my first time for this kind of thing

i used to be a superhero
i would swoop down and save me
from myself
you are like a phone booth
that i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else
i am worse than everybody else
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:19 AM
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1. Thought this was gonna have Stephen Lynch version, lol
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:53 AM
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4. lol
just a beautiful earworm for the lounge
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:51 AM
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2. You're definitely my superhero.
:hug: :loveya:
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:52 AM
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3. Hey TJ! thanks...
How you doing?

:loveya:
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:59 AM
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5. I'm doing great thanks,
all the better for seeing you around.

How's you?
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 10:59 AM
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6. i can complain too much...very happy its Friday
its nice too see you around too, i feel its been a while since we've spoken :hug:
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:13 AM
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10. It does seem like a while...
certainly too long.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:00 AM
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7. ((((superhero))))
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:01 AM
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8. mmmm delicious rubs
:D :loveya: :hug:
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:13 AM
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9. Your wish is my command....
....mutualy!
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:13 AM
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11. mmm hummm
yum :9
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 11:23 AM
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12. Definitely...
....I DARE say!! }( :*
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