The Point Of It All
Oh, what a noble, distinguished collection
of fine little friends you have made
hitting the tables without you again
"no, we'll wait - no, we promise we'll wait"
but Gin makes these excellent sewing machines
out of common industrial waste
she spends a few months at a time on the couch
but she's safe - she wears shades, she wears shades
ah, but no one can stare at the walls
good as you, my baby doll
and you're aces for coming along
you're almost human after all
and you're learning that just 'cause they call themselves friends
doesn't mean they'll call
they made a comment in jest
but you've got the needle
I guess that's the point of it all
Maybe a week in the tropics would help
to remind you how nice life can be
we propped you right up in a chair on a deck
with a beautiful view of the sea
but a couple of weeks later, we came back and you
and the chair were nowhere to be seen
you had magically moved to the closet, eyes fixed
to the place where the child had been
oh, but no one can stare at the walls
good as you, my baby doll
and you're aces for coming along
you're almost human after all
why on earth would I keep you propped up in here
when you so love a fall
patterns laid out on the bed
with dozens of colors of thread
but you've got the needle
I guess that's the point in the end
Well, it's better to waste your day watching the scenery
change at a comatose rate
than to put yourself in it and turn into one of those
cigarette ads that you hate
but while you were sleeping, some men came around
said they had some dimensions to take
I'm not sure what they were talking about, but they
sure made a mess of your faith
but still, no one can stare at the walls
good as you, my baby doll
and you're aces for playing along
you're almost human even now
and just 'cause they call themselves experts
it doesn't mean sweet fuck all
they've got the permanent press
and homes with a stable address
and they've got excitement
and life by the fistful
but you've got the needle
guess that's the point of it all
(Amanda Palmer)