VideoSong 1 - Push - Jack Conte

9 Mar 2008 · 2 min

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Jack Conte performs a lyrical monologue rejecting manipulation and control. The speaker compares himself to a worm in a rotten head, cycles through anger and fear, and uses vivid metaphors about turkeys and death to express existential dread and a desperate need for autonomy.

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Don't push me. I just Lost balance. Too bad you have to. Too bad you're lonely. Too bad you need someone to push you around. Don't look at me, man. I'm not your servant. I'm just a worm inside your rotten head. I'm not your servant. Oh yeah, please, please, I beg you, fade, fade away to the Weirdos! And death does! Sets it all straight and gives us our place. It scares me shitless every waking day. Too bad you're so small. Too bad you're pointless. Can't let the turkeys get me down.