Someone Else Again

Why fixate on what people are gonna say When they hear the truth? This story's old as stone That the art is who we are But the maker fears the Way she will be seen Until a good song comes through And it feeds something in you And makes the people go Oooooh, is that how she feels now? All the people say Oooooooh, I guess that's who she is now But by then she's someone else again And when that song gets played She's already on the next train Following something new And the girl you think you see When you're listening for free Is only a version of who she can be Another choice balanced on a pin Just as easily had you diving in And singin' out Oooooh, is that how she feels now? Jump up and sayin' oooooooh, I guess that's who she is now But by then Is she just your jester? Or your troubled troubadour? Appealing to your feelings Or to the matters of her heart? Whether or not you like it she lives it Whether or not you buy it she's sold Catering to what you want Won't get her where she's goin' I'm ashamed I don't have anything to say Serving some greater good And the songs comin' in Are the means to an end Of survival more than hollow charity A window into the belly of the beast And a ladder to climb out again To where the people say Ooooh, is that how she feels now? All the people say Oooooh, then that's who she is now! People wanna know Oooh! Is that how she feels now? They'll say I told you so, Ooooh then that's who she is now! But by then I'm someone else again"