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Extraordinary

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I was young, had a dream I could fly through the air
Time moves on, dreams are gone, we pretend we don't care
Life got real, no more points for just showing up
The disillusionment is just another part of growing up

See the news, hear the screams, everyone takes a side
Where's the peace, where's the safety that you said you'd provide
It’s a prayer, it’s a joke, and I’m scared because
I’ve got to face the world, although it's not the world I’m dreaming of

And I know that I need to have faith
In myself but it seems in its place
There's a fear that I’m misunderstood
And deep down I’m not any good

Got a fuse in my pocket and its set to explode
Cut it out, Stomp it down, because the line must be towed
Back away from the light, can't ignite again
I’m running from the fire, but I’m falling in the frying pan

Blow some steam so the pressure doesn’t blow me apart
Shoot myself in the foot so I don’t shatter my heart
Pull the brake, crack the glass, I’m on overflow
I can’t hold on much longer but I just refuse to let it go

And I’m scared that it's gonna head south
When I dare try to open my mouth
But I can't simply sit and be seen
And ignored like I’ve always been

I just want to be extraordinary

Sometimes I wish I was still just a kid
Having dreams where I’d take off and fly
But they told me to grow up, so I did
Still sometimes I reach up to the sky

I just want to be extraordinary!

Make a mess every time I don't do what I’m told
Reel me in, hold me back or else I’m breaking the mold
Cut me straight to the heart when you cannot see
That there's no way this little mold could ever have created me

And I see that I'll never get by
Backing down, cause that's living a lie
Got to fight and I’ve got to be tough,
But I’m scared I’m not strong enough!

I just want to be extraordinary

I just can't concede to some tired, barely life
Ah ---

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from Extraordinary, released March 21, 2012
Recorded at the original production, February 2011
Music and lyrics by Andrew Geha
© 2011 Andrew Geha

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Geha New York, New York

Andrew Geha is an award-winning playwright and theater teacher who has worked at Friends Academy, a Quaker school in Locust Valley, NY, since 2001.

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