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The Artless Artist

from The Fine Print by Amanda Rose Riley

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The artless artist fell short again
Ruining a perfectly good shot
They shook her hand and quickly forgot
Can an artless artist ever find success?

I think about friends just like I did when I was five
Everybody has a story and something to teach me
And could end up being my best friend for life
But I've been fooled by so-called "friends" time and time again
With compliments and invitations to pretend they like me
But they were just using me till they find somebody better
Whenever I'm with a friend and we meet a stranger
Somehow by the night's end, they become fast friends
They start keeping in touch every day
While the stranger soon forgets my name

I've been invited to cool parties once or twice
Introduced to people who I want to like me
But I cramp up lest I show too much excitement
And everybody says they hate all that's insincere
Yet the way that they choose to get ahead is to pretend that they're everyone's best friend
Always asking for details they never want to hear
But me, I can't pretend when I'm not interested
I don't have a fake smile or a cool new way to say goodbye
I just awkwardly walk away, and every time I just say

The artless artist fell short again
Ruining a perfectly good shot
They shook her hand and quickly forgot
Can an artless artist ever find success?

And I am constitutionally incapable of telling lies
So I let my cards fall all over the table
Because I've learned over time
That if you never speak, people will assume you've got nothing to say
And without meaning to be cruel
They take the microphone away
So make sure you sing before it's too late

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from The Fine Print, released June 18, 2021

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Amanda Rose Riley Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Quirky, punk & pop-influenced acoustic singer-songwriter. Equal parts dreamer and doer.

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