when I was 15,
I thought I knew all there was to know and I thought anything I didn’t know,
didn’t matter,
now that I’m older, I know that I was right
by the time I was sixteen, confusion set in, I was doubting everything that reverberated from within, it was like a rollercoaster ride, screaming for my life, it was kind of scary and exciting dreaming that one day I might find the right questions and get the right answers to the world that I now sought, that I had brought to my attention, cause I’d already lost all I’d known at 15, now that I’m older, I know that I was right back then, now that I’m older, I know that I was right
I was grappling with notions, misguiding myself, bleeding through the stifling projections I created for myself, then I remembered I wanted love, I remembered I wanted the truth, I remembered it was all there deep inside of me, now that I’m older, I know that I was right back then, now that I’m older, I know that I was right
when I was 15, I thought I knew all the truths of the world and I thought anything else around didn’t matter, now that I’m older, I know that I was right back then, now that I’m older, I know that I was right, now that I’m older, I know that I was right
vocals—Su Alexanian
drums and percussion—Dan Cornelius
bass—Anthony Nuic
acoustic and electric guitars—Les Cooper
Inspired by William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch and all those very over the top beatniks that consumed me at 15. I am blown away by how tentative a young girls dreams suddenly become when we hit puberty. I was on solid ground and suddenly lost all footings. It has taken years to get my bearings back.
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