I Think I, I Need a Doctor
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Description
This artifact is an excerpt of a song written about a one-sided relationship from the perspective of the creator.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact’s history:
I write quite a bit of poetry and music in my spare time, and this is one of two examples of a typical song excerpt that I write throughout the day. The approximate date of composition was October of 2017.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact’s history:
I write quite a bit of poetry and music in my spare time, and this is one of two examples of a typical song excerpt that I write throughout the day. The approximate date of composition was October of 2017.
Creator
Katherine Doyle
Source
Katherine Doyle
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
Language
English
Coverage
2000-2024
Imaginative Writing Item Type Metadata
Genre
poetry
song
Material
digital
Circulation
none
Linguistic Text
I think I, I need a doctor
I can't wait, can't take much longer
I've caught that dreaded bug
That bug that makes everything so gray
Anytime you are away
I know I said if I had a superpower
I'd ask for invisibility, after all, I'm already a wallflower
But now I've changed my mind
Because I’d give anything for you to see
For you to see, for you to want to be with me
I know that I'm just a fool, for thinking that you would fall for me
Told myself, everyday, justified to everyone that someday it could be, would be
But you go for showstoppers, and I'm just fooling around backstage
Why should I kid myself, when you're so far out of my range?
Maybe someday, maybe someday you'll look here
And when you do, that day, I will have no fear
Fate, my oldest friend, won't you please treat me kind-ly
I most outgrow the pain I know, and shed the old me
Someday, you'll see, you will see what I'm made of
I'm not just a shadow hiding from the light, I'm ready to fall in love
Don't look for me on the sidelines, you won't find me there
I'm coming up fast, and darling, you better prepare
I can't wait, can't take much longer
I've caught that dreaded bug
That bug that makes everything so gray
Anytime you are away
I know I said if I had a superpower
I'd ask for invisibility, after all, I'm already a wallflower
But now I've changed my mind
Because I’d give anything for you to see
For you to see, for you to want to be with me
I know that I'm just a fool, for thinking that you would fall for me
Told myself, everyday, justified to everyone that someday it could be, would be
But you go for showstoppers, and I'm just fooling around backstage
Why should I kid myself, when you're so far out of my range?
Maybe someday, maybe someday you'll look here
And when you do, that day, I will have no fear
Fate, my oldest friend, won't you please treat me kind-ly
I most outgrow the pain I know, and shed the old me
Someday, you'll see, you will see what I'm made of
I'm not just a shadow hiding from the light, I'm ready to fall in love
Don't look for me on the sidelines, you won't find me there
I'm coming up fast, and darling, you better prepare
Citation
Katherine Doyle, “I Think I, I Need a Doctor,” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 28, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/781.