Last night I was assaulted by the sirens of seasonal smells as I snuck into Sprouts between sets to get a salad. Wow, didn\u2019t plan on that. it just bubbled up.<\/p>\n
\u2018Tis the season! Thanks to the benevolent marketing departments of grocery stores preparing our subconsciouses for the buying season with fall colors and sweet cidery smells. Folks, we are nowhere near fall yet in Austin. The temperatures barely dipped below 100 this week. Leaves are dying and falling to the ground out of protest, not for sentimentality\u2019s sake or a tradition of heeding the earth\u2019s axial shifts or bio-rhythms.<\/p>\n
I want to share a song I wrote this week during my 12th 100 days of Songwriting. As I write this today, I am on day 9 of 100.<\/p>\n
The consequences of sharing this song with others could be dire, particularly with spouses or children who are easily influenced by rockstars, such as myself. Your family\u2019s reputation is at stake here. If that\u2019s something you want to hold on to, I suggest keeping it private.<\/p>\n
“Lick Your Plate” lyrics;<\/p>\n
The waiter is clearing our plates, ready to bring the dessert outBut that puddle of Alfredo sauce still needs to get in my mouthIt\u2019s too shallow for a spoon to make a purchaseGod made fingers, now it\u2019s time to give em purposeThe voices in my head are telling me I shouldn\u2019tWaggin\u2019 their fingers and scolding me if you were civilized you wouldn\u2019tBut If you scrape that plate into the trash I know I couldn\u2019t bear the lossAll I want to do is let my fingers twirl in that sauceThe choice lies before me I am certain I am readyI am Gonna look you in the eyes while I lick my plateI\u2019m gonna rise up for what\u2019s right, won\u2019t hesitateI\u2019m Gonna lick my plate (pause)I just I licked my plate no hiding anymore no more need to obsfucateNow I\u2019m holding space in this uncomfortable silenceI broke unspoken conventions torn by non-complianceThere\u2019s no arguments to fix it now nothing left that you can sayCause we\u2019re still here at the table and tapioca\u2019s on it\u2019s wayDon\u2019t these rules seem suspicious when they deny you what\u2019s delicious.So go ahead and look me in the eyes while you lick your plateWhy don\u2019t you rise up for what\u2019s right don\u2019t hesitateYou can lick your plate,Go ahead and lick your plate, no hiding anymore no more need to obsfucateNow go lick your plate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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