Pebble In My Shoe

As she slid her phone in the back of her throne
she walked so straight, on the inside fraying falling praying
the tremble in her message, his emoji passively
scratching her senses
knowing she’d done nothing wrong
but what a fool that she has been
to trust what she thought was intuition
but this time a tiny voice has listened
and whispers

look what I found here
a song from when you were just nine years old
remember we sang it
lip syncing to the planets
and everyone thought we were just wonderful
what a nice thought that was
how much longer will you look down?

Because I want out, I want out
there’s the pebble in my shoe
I didn’t put it there, then who?
I want out, I want out
there’s a chip on my shoulder
I didn’t pay for it, then who?

Like Mary in the wind don’t you love the fantasy
to land where you’re needed
and leave when things are sparkling clean
go down to the coast, down to the sand
but remember the nightmares
and the scary green man
we go through it all, we go through it all
but the drift wood can drift out
you can watch it go
and we don’t saving
when nothing needs saving

So I want out, I want out
there’s the pebble in my shoe
I didn’t put it there, then who?
I want out, I want out
there’s a chip on my shoulder
I didn’t pay for it, then who?

You can be wrong, you can be wrong
and don’t ever, ever, ever make up some reason
so I’m going out, I’m going out
when there’s a pebble in your shoe,
you just take em out, you do