Shapeshift

Lyric by Manny Vallarino
© 2020 Manny Vallarino

Song finished and produced

Verse 1
I know a man
In any of his glass-in-hand nights
he’ll lean in on his bandmate’s girl
then he’ll shake his mate’s hand
like his only friend in the world

Verse 2
I know a man
In any of his Texas Hold ‘Em nights
he’ll leave his best friend behind
to fill his lung with some grass
’cause he likes to fit in alright

Chorus
I say
You don’t know what you wanna say
You don’t know which way is your way
Your back won’t carry your head any longer
Now just
Shapeshift like you always do
Turn into those surrounding you
And hope their backs are a little bit stronger

Verse 3
I know a girl
She’ll tweet her boyfriend some one-liners
talking ’bout kissing and love
about a god above
and then keep on kissing another one

Verse 4
I know a girl
For two silicone one-pounders
she’ll leave a man ditched at prom
and then she’ll run back home
log on to Facebook and quote a psalm

Chorus
I say
You don’t know what you wanna say
You don’t know which way is your way
Your back won’t carry your head any longer
Now just
Shapeshift like you always do
Turn into those surrounding you
And hope their backs are a little bit stronger

Verse 5
I know a city
where politics party like techno concerts
a couple blind souls in imported-brand clothes
shoving each other for the main stage

Verse 6
I know a city
where monuments tower like golden monsters
over a hard-working clan of women and men
starving in a wooden cage

Bridge
Oh in a world
that’s full of Shapeshifters
you know it’s tough to tell
a real shape from a fake one

Guitar Solo

Chorus
You don’t know what you wanna say
You don’t know which way is your way
Your back won’t carry your head any longer
Now just
Shapeshift like you always do
Turn into those surrounding you
And hope their backs are a little bit stronger
than yours