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“Pick It Up”
Music & Lyrics by Austen Gray

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The story goes just like this:
Picture a girl as beautiful as
you can possibly think
She’s got a crush on a guy,
and she smiles with a *wink*
She sends her message of love
as they skate through the rink
On their very first date, but

She doesn’t know that he’s torn
Doesn’t know that he has been
having some doubts
She Doesn’t know that he’s constantly
fighting about
Whether or not the feelings he’s had
for this girl
Are coming from his heart

So let’s move on to:
Two hours later the DJ had seen them brought the energy down
Playing slow-dancing songs
for the coupled-up crowd
And the chance to move up in his mind was endowed to her

And here’s what she did next:
The couple went out to dinner but they never quite figured it out
They’re going steady I guess that
they found common ground
And they’re smiling and laughing
and singing aloud
Until you consider

That he was stuck inside a fabricated past
That made him wait before committing to a “second best”
He compromised

And far away from here St. Cupid
lined up his shot
But when you took that arrow,
was love all that you got?
He didn’t mention the pain in the ass
That always follows when you get
stabbed in the back.

*(Not So) EPIC 16-BAR GUITAR DUEL*

Flashing forward:
She tried to go for a kiss, he saw her coming, he dodged and she missed
At least that’s what it had looked like
from here I’d insist
And the reason for why he did
just doesn’t exist

At least until things got
Some kind of rough cause she started to scream, and pushed him back, held in place
While he tried to get out, get home
he yelled in her face
And said a whole bunch of shit
that he couldn’t erase
And then she considered

That he was stuck inside a fabricated past
That made him wait before committing to a “second best”
He compromised

And far away from here St. Cupid
lined up his shot
But when you took that arrow
was love all that you got?
He didn’t mention the pain in the ass
That always follows when you get
stabbed in the back.

Austen Gray/Joker’s Republic ©2016

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from Anti​-​Social Media, released April 30, 2017
“Pick It Up”
Written by Austen Gray
Austen Gray -Guitars/Vox/Bass
Brian Cartwright -Drums
Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Anthony Esposito
at Obscenic Arts, Dillsburg, PA
Mastered by Roger Lian

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