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First Class Citizen

from Upcycle by Bree

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Poem written in 1995 (waking up in the middle of the night searching for a pen) became a song in 2001 (walking Coventry, in Cleveland Heights, OH on mushrooms)

lyrics

Dont pick the flowers, dont feed the bears
If you know whats good for you
And dont listen to your mom, dont listen
To your dad, just listen to the voices
Inside your head

I stand above a valley
Peering out over broccoli carpet,
Those tall trees, waiting like a welcome mat

I bobble back and forth, I play with death
Then i take a step back, just laughing
At my naughtiness

And i know and i know and i know
That the climb back ups the harder one
I take the bike path, instead

Smiling at the passersby, i pass on the left
I am the first class, the first class citizen

I am the first class citizen
I am the first class citizen
I am the first class citizen
I am

Dont give disturbing thoughts encouragement
If you know whats good for you
And dont heed the preacher, dont stay in bed
Get up, get out and live instead
Dont listen to your mom, dont listen to your dad
Just listen to the voices inside your head
And dont pick the flowers dont feed the bears
If you know whats good for you
If you know whats good for you

I stand above a valley
Peering out over broccoli carpet
Those stall trees waiting like a welcome mat

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from Upcycle, released August 26, 2022
Lyrics and vocals by Bree, embellishments and production by Cleveland folk legend Charlie Mosbrook

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Bree Pleasureville, Kentucky

Bree is a poet, songwriter, publisher & visual artist in Farmland, KY. In 2001 she founded Green Panda Press- handmade chapbooks, anthologies & ephemera by poets & artists of the independent press. Writing the songs on Upcycle enabled Bree to break cycles of trauma and create something empowering. ... more

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