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Human Failings

from Difficult To Like (demos) by David Safran

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I’m tall and I’m complex.
I’m learned above my sex.
The wives of my friends all love me.
A defective male, at most
I’m inept or brave or both–
With an ear for prose and puffery.

I'm too little known, but I’m never ignored.
I don’t know what failure looks like anymore.

My songs are so strong and focused
They pass mostly unnoticed.
Everything smells of the lamp now.
Still, I’m resilient and free.
But resiliency
Is just embarrassment tamped-down.

I see the height of my powers; I see the forest floor.
And I don’t know what failure looks like anymore.

Your rock'n'roll commuter
He sits with a recruiter
Who is asking what he's done the last decade.
He never doubted his talent;
He took money from his parents—
His influence not down but delayed.
Half his CV is bogus,
A drift into psychosis.
He struggles when asked about his strengths.
But when asked what’s his weakness
He feels a great uniqueness,
Then talks about his deficiencies at length.

I’m tall and I’m complex.
I’m learned above my sex.
The songs of my friends play in the grocery store.
And I don’t know what failure looks like anymore.

Anchorhold Music. ©2015

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from Difficult To Like (demos), released December 6, 2016

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David Safran Chicago, Illinois

David Safran is a writer, musician, and producer.. A noted figure in Chicago's music scene, Safran has attracted acclaim for his "boundary-breaking tunes" (WNUR) and dark, provocative lyrics "spike[d]...with humor" (The Chicago Reader).

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