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It's Kind of a Funny Story

from Perpetual Winter by Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild

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This song is based on Ned Vizzini novel It's Kind of a Funny Story. Written, recorded and distributed with permission of the author. RIP.

lyrics

LYRICS:

I wanna leave something...like the Brooklyn Bridge behind
So the night I jump off...I’ll chain up my bike
Feeling nothing...is worse than feeling bad
As a kid I drew maps....Now all I draw’s a blank

The Tentacles are pulling
They’re wrapped around me tight
The Cycling and the worries
“To do” lists in my mind
I need to find an Anchor...so I can be okay
I’m sitting in a Psych Ward
And I still feel out of place

I called the hotline...they told me to come here
I signed some papers...their meaning not quite clear
Yeah, there’s pressure...but others have that, too
So I can’t be here...I got too many things to do

The Tentacles are pulling
They’re wrapped around me tight
The Cycling and the worries
“To do” lists in my mind
I need to find an Anchor...so I can be okay
I’m sitting in a Psych Ward
And I still feel out of place

At night I’d lie awake...in here I fall asleep
My stomach always fought me...but now it lets me eat
When I tried to do my work...I’d always freak out first
Hung out with my friends...now I see they made it worse
I’m told that life is managed, not something that gets cured

There’s a girl here with me...cuts are on her face
They called her pretty...so she took it away
But she’s not crazy...No, she’s a lot like me
We got so caught up...in what we think we’re s’posed to be
(Instead of who we are)

I’ve been drawing maps
Like I did when I’s a kid
The grids have turned to people
With intersections in their heads
My favorite is a couple...two islands set apart
With a bridge to link their minds, yeah
Roads lead to their hearts

And I know you’re not an Anchor...just let me make that clear
But could I have your number, Noelle...
For the day we’re out of here?

credits

from Perpetual Winter, released April 30, 2021
Featuring:
Brad Bru - Guitar and voice

Co-produced by Brad Bru & Charlie Crane.
Engineered by Dave Watkins in Richmond, VA.
Mixed and mastered by Charlie Crane.

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Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild Chicago, Illinois

This band brings together the richness of acoustic music, the charm of alt-country and the energy of melodic punk. Whether playing distorted power chords or fingerpicking crisply, the witty and relatable lyrics balance humor with darkness.

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