IMITATION OF LIFE (REM)

Charades popskill
Water hyacinth,
named by a poet.
Imitation of life
Like a koi in a frozen pond
Like a goldfish in a bowl
I don’t want to hear you cry

That’s sugarcane, that tasted good
That’s cinnamon, that’s Hollywood
C’mon, c’mon no one can see you try

You want the greatest thing
The greatest thing since bread came sliced.
You’ve got it all, you’ve got it sized.
Like a Friday fashion show teenager
freezing in the corner
trying to look like you don’t try.

That’s sugarcane that tasted good.
That’s cinnamon that’s Hollywood
C’mon; c’mon no one can see you try.

No one can see you cry

That’s sugarcane, that tasted good
That’s freezing rain, that’s what you could
C’mon, c’mon no one can see you cry

This sugarcane,
This lemonade,
This hurricane,
I’m not afraid.
C’mon, c’mon no one can see me cry
this lightning storm
this tidal wave
this avalanche,
I’m not afraid.
C’mon, c’mon no one can see me cry

That’s sugarcane that tasted good
That’s who you are, that’s what you could
C’mon, c’mon no one can see you cry

That’s sugarcane that tasted good
That’s who you are, that’s what you could
C’mon, c’mon no one can see you cry