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Tone Deaf

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Tone deaf! I can’t play an instrument
Tone deaf! I can’t even sing
Tone deaf! I have to wear ear plugs
The noise makes my ears ring
They told me when I was eleven
"you shouldn’t even bother to try.
You’ve got no musical ability."
And they weren’t telling a lie
Tone deaf! I’ve got no rhythm
Tone deaf! I’ve got no pitch
Tone deaf! I couldn’t hit an octave
If it meant that I’d get rich
All I can do is shout
Louder and faster than most
That’s what I do for a living
Travelling coast to coast
Tone deaf! I don’t have good meter
Tone deaf! I don’t sing tremolo
Tone deaf! I’ve got poor register
You won’t hear me sing falsetto
No, I can’t hit those high notes
And I can’t go real low
All in all, I’m tone deaf
And everyone tells me so
Tone deaf!

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thedirge On Jan 28, 2010

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2010-01-28 12:39:09

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