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Seth puts his problems in perspective.

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SETH:
The first race I ever swam, I was excited
And I finished out of breath, I finished fifth
I couldn’t be consoled

My tears flowed freely as my dad embraced me
And the other team went crazy, they were celebrating
I was seven years old

So I started practicing to the point of pure exhaustion
I was determined to do anything to avoid humiliation

I feel like I can let it go
Just watch my problems disappear
Because the tightness in my chest has stayed below
And I’m up here

The first test I ever failed
Was in the first few weeks of high school
I was overwhelmed by all the expectations and demands

My teachers lost their patience
Parents thought that I was lazy
I became afraid that they’d believe I was too dumb to understand

So I started studying to the point of pure exhaustion
I was determined to do anything to avoid humiliation

But now it’s time to let it go
Just watch my problems disappear
Because the tightness in my chest has stayed below
And I’m up here

The first girl I ever kissed, it was amazing
And we’ve been together ever since
And maybe... we’ll call it love

But then the safety net we took for granted took a break
And she pretends that she’s not shaken
I pretend I’m there for her enough

And then this accident pushed me way beyond exhaustion
I couldn’t feel anything except humiliation

But now it’s time to let it go
And watch our problems disappear
Because the tightness in my chest has stayed below
And I’m up here

The air is clearer and I finally can breathe
I’ve found a little distance, and I never want to leave
My failures always weighed me down, but I’m above them all
I still can see them clearly, but from here they look so small

And now it’s time to let them go
Just watch the problems disappear
Because the tightness in my chest has stayed below...

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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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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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