Get It Out

I put my best foot forward
And took two steps back
On a ship that sailed
After the deck was stacked

Eyes on the horizon
I put my faith in a soldier boy
with a fake sword in his mouth

Can I get it out
Can I please get it out

She said only the coast has the shore
I said you ought not to boast,
She said, think about it some more
The sea was rising
I put my faith in some guru girl,
she was the patron saint of self-doubt

Can I get it out
Can I please get it out

I saw a face in the water
It had nothing to say
Then it flew to the sky
And then it blew away

It died on the horizon
I put my faith in a philosopher
Buried up to his neck in the ground

Can I get it out
Can I please get it out

No apologies needed
But it’s the thought that counts
Everyone’s gonna share the blame
In incremental amounts

I signed in desperation
I put my faith in a temple
With a crumbling facade facing south

Can I get it out
Can I please get it out