It's Not About Me

1 week ago by @zinglizh

Liner Notes

#lyricsonly #skirmish I was in a zoom class once where this man dominated the conversation talking about all the stuff he does for other people, the entire time insisting "but it's not about me." I sort of have an idea for the chorus melody. Maybe it's a metal song.

Lyrics

Like a sun that only shines where adoration flies
He scatter gifts for echoes of the loud applause that follows
His hands extend in expectation for praise and admiration
Grasping not for gratitude but for worship amplitude

He sighs beneath the weight of his own giving
Insisting it is nothing

It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me
It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me

He kneels beside the weary with phrases dipped in honey
Puts coins in beggar’s palms when someone else is watching
He’s a lighthouse in a storm guiding souls to safety
When passing ships can witness his generosity

Beyond their gaze he’s nothing but an empty shadowed tower
Cold and dark and waiting for his next enamored traveler
Glitter eyes reflect benevolence as he proclaims his evidence

It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me
It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me

It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me
It’s not about me
It’s not about me, me, me

Me, me, me
Me, me, me
About me, me, me
Me, me, me

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