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Anastasia (On the capacity to imagine counterfactuals)

from Philosofun (with tears) by Try to Understand

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If I was a Russian queen,
I'd be so mean.
I'd terrorize the plebes.
And if I was a preteen,
I'd be a fiend.
I'd bully everything.

Well what I mean to say is,
Sometimes I just get
Easily upset.
Yeah what I meant to say was
Sometimes I just get
Easily upset.

If I was a scorpion,
I would reserve my sting.
I wouldn't hurt a thing.
And if I was a Russian queen,
I'd flee the scene.
I'd finally be free!

But I never was, so long
Anastasia of my heart.
But I never was, so long
Anastasia of my heart.

Oh mystery of all existence,
Where do unreal things get their substance?
Oh mystery of all contingence,
Could anything ever be different?
Could it have been different?

But it never is, so long
Anesthesia to my heart.
But I'm Frankenstein, so
Shock me and I'll restart.

If I was a jumping bean,
I'd be a mean,
Well that's not what I mean.
If I was a Russian queen,
I'd be a mean,
Well that's not what I mean.

Well what I mean to say is
All these things that I'm imagining
Are just imaginary.
Well what I meant to say was
Sometimes things are just
Imaginary.
And if I ever was any kind of other thing,
I just wouldn't be me.

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from Philosofun (with tears), released December 30, 2019

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A poet turned songwriter. Still developing skills as a recording artist. Currently working alone with occasional collaborations, but hopefully a full band soon.

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