work in progress: my song "Alien," based on Stokely (Clea DuVall) from The Faculty (Rodriguez, 1998). Lyrics below.
wear it like armor, wear it with pride
no one can hurt you if you never hide
still, it's a secret i've often denied
what does it matter to you?
archetype central, hella cliché
it's every high school, every hallway
jock and the nerd and the fiend and the gay
why do they care what we do?
why do they care about me and you?
sometimes i feel like an alien
playing by unknown rules
trying to fit inside a body
made outta unknown tools
something is wrong here, everything's strange
everyone's whole personality changed
gives a new meaning to foreign exchange
everything normal's askew
i'm still the strange one, just like before
i don't know who to trust anymore
you aren't acting like you did before
what is the matter with you?
Don't tell me what to do!
sometimes i feel like an alien
playing by unknown rules
trying to fit inside a body
made outta unknown tools
you promise life without fear or pain
you say that all goes away
you say it's better without yourself
Let me be lonely today…
i don't have friends and i wish i did
friends who were aliens too
i still don't want to be somebody else
i'm most alone when untrue
sometimes i feel like an alien
playing by unknown rules
trying to fit inside a body
made outta unknown tools
sometimes i feel like an alien
playing by unknown rules
trying to fit inside a body
made outta unknown tools
are we both aliens, me and you?
