Play It Cool

from Dolphin Ape Demo by The Taxonomists

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Everybody’s watching again
And no one wants to be your friend
And everybody wants you to lose
And not a soul could make you choose
Take it easy for a while
Sit back, relax, let me see your smile
Try and act as though no one’s to blame
But you know in the end it’s your own shame

Up in the trees, they’re having fun
I’m making friends with everyone
The timing is right, the people are nice
Taking my time while it’s still mine
Look how we’ve cleaned up
Fresh brains in a button-up
You wanna go and play it cool?
Find those kids

Save it all for someone who cares
I think I’ve seen you before in my nightmares
Don’t you know I’m nobody’s fool?
But if you’re scared then we can just play it cool

Up in the trees, I’m having fun
I’m making friends with everyone
The timing is right, the people are high
Taking what’s mine while it’s still mine
Look how we’ve cleaned up
Fresh brains trying to wake up
You wanna go and play it cool?
Find those kids

And if you can’t take it easy
You’re gonna give it away
Oh lord, what a waste!
There is no time for being unreal
Take it off your shoulder, give it a rest
Stop being so romantic, lovesick, boring, overdone
It happens to the best of us
Get over it!

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from Dolphin Ape Demo, released November 16, 2013

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