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Grade School Games

from Grade School Games by Dessa

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Love
Drugs
Sex
Pain
Those are just grade school games,
nothing major
nothing ages
nothing changes
but the names and dates.

Fear
Pride
Faith
Shame
Those are just grade school games,
nothing major
nothing ages
nothing stranger
than the neighbor’s place.

You can’t make me play by all new rules
Some kids barely practice but I do

Love
Drugs
Sex
Pain
Those are just grade school games,
nothing major
no new dangers
the operations
of arcades don’t change.

Blush
Pull
Push
Blame
Those are just grade school games,
nothing major
old behaviors
trade some favors
then give chase, take aim.

You can’t make me play by all new rules
Some kids barely practice but I do

I’m old enough to know how this goes and how it all plays out
The end is always when the ring is empty and we all fall down.

Love
Drugs
Sex
Pain
Those are just grade school games,
nothing major
nothing ages
nothing changes
but the names and dates.

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from Grade School Games, released March 1, 2019
Cello performance by Dan Lowann

Writer and Composer: Dessa
Publishing: Lorem Ipsum (ASCAP)
Composer: Aaron Mader
Publishing: Legend Recognize Legend (ASCAP)
Composer: Andy Thompson
Publishing: Sticker for a Song (ASCAP)

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Dessa Minneapolis

Dessa is a writer and touring musician based in Manhattan and Minneapolis. Quick wit, sharp pen, soft heart.

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