Where I Come From

from New Circus by Merriment and Dirt

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They come and sit right next to you
They say: Hey, how do you do?
They add: Hey, you like this song?
And then they ask: where are you from?

Where are you from, where are you from?
Won't you tell me?

They look at you and they smile
They change the subject for a while
They tell you all about themselves
and then they nonchalantly ask

Where are you from, where are you from?
Won't you tell me?

Here's what I say:

I stranded this land
Inside a dead whale
That choked on plastic and nails
That's where I come from

I come from an isle
Away thousands of miles
It never strikes your eye
That's where I come from

I come from a song
That got played on and on
Until it stuck on one chord
That's where I come from

I come from the past
The one that didn't last
It tripped and fell in the grass
That's where I come from

They seem just slightly amused
But in fact they won't like what they heard
They say: Come on, tell me the truth
They say: hey freak, don't be rude

Where are you from, where are you from?
Won't you tell me?

Here's what I say:

I fell down to earth
From a planet in space
Where there's nothing in place
That's where I come from

I come from a star
that you won't see in the dark
It doesn't shine nor spark
That's where I come from

I come from a creek
That runs next to a street
In a city so bleak
That's where I come from

I come from Oz
That is ruled by stray dogs
Wearing jeans and a cross
That's where I come from

And before I'm done - they are gone

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from New Circus, released April 14, 2024

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Merriment and Dirt Berlin, Germany

From merriment and dirt we rose, and we ain't leaving.

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