Fool

This song initially began as an exercise in using similes. (Mission accomplished!) However, it took on more meaning as I found myself frustrated and questioning why it is sometimes so difficult to extinguish or move on from what we know is no longer serving us. Change is hard, isn’t it?

Why do I always go erasing
Every time I grow close to facing
What I know in my heart to be true?

Who am I to go pretending
When in my mind I’m only ever spending
Every second of every minute with you?

Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal
Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel
I go ‘round in circles losing fuel
Like a speck of dust caught in your eye
Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly
I may seem as stubborn as a mule
But I’m really just a hopeless fool

When did I get used to hiding?
My left and right brain are always fighting
Over what to do or say

How can I keep on blaming circumstance?
I’m so tired of claiming that tomorrow
Will be different than today

Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal
Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel
I go ‘round in circles losing fuel
Like a speck of dust caught in your eye
Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly
I may seem as stubborn as a mule
But I’m really just a hopeless fool

Oh, tell me what to do
Looking for something new, something more
Oh, baby, I’m moving on
Can’t be a puppet or a pawn, won’t be ignored

Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal
Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel
I go ‘round in circles losing fuel
Like a speck of dust caught in your eye
Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly
I may seem as stubborn as a mule
But I’m really just a hopeless fool