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The Star We Orbit

from Confusing Times by Tyler Shipley

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We share so much more than the star we orbit
we share the sky and the rivers and the trees in the forest
we share so much more than the star we orbit
we share love and humour and agony and disappointment and improvement
we share so much more than the star we orbit
we share the hard fact that someday we will all be morbid
we share so much more than the star we orbit
we share the knowledge that’s there’s always more to the story than what’s reported

We share so much more than the star we orbit
some say a deep collective knowledge that in most of us is dormant
we share so much more than the star we orbit
and what that star shares with us we held too tight and now it’s warming
the entire planet as it travels long on its orbit
around the star from which the life of every known being is dependent
we are so dependent on the star that we orbit
it’s one of so many things that we wake up every day and take for granted

So when I say we share so much, we who travel in our orbit
I mean we’re all the fucking same, tiny creatures on a small planet
tiny creatures with tiny lives that feel so very important
and they are, otherwise what’s the point of this star we orbit?
So instead of finding other words to rhyme with the star we orbit
cos I’m down to warrant, torrent informant abhorrent and a glass dish full of sorbet
I’ll let you get back to the things you do on the star we orbit
goodnight, my friends, sleep well and straight don’t get your back contorted

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from Confusing Times, released February 3, 2024

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Tyler Shipley was the founding member of the Consumer Goods (theconsumergoods.bandcamp.com) and now performs as a solo artist.

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