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To Fit In

by klame

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Chapter 1: The Bullies 04:02
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They call me Joe But I don't fit in From my clothes To my hair Where do I begin I know who I am And I try to love me But I wish the bullies Wouldn't throw things and shove me I could dress like them And cut off my locks Would I go unnoticed? Would the taunting stop But more than that I want to belong But to be accepted by them Would only feel wrong They won't crush my spirit They won't get me down
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Chapter 2: The Skateboard 05:28
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On my way home From school one day I was taking my time And a safe way I knew through the woods And junky back lanes Something caught my eye Some colourful art But when pulled from the trash That was just part Of an intriguing idea That gave me a start A skateboard I held A little bit worn But the wheels When I spun them They all spun in turn I had to know Could I stand would it go? But I needed snack So I carried it home Oh my what have we here? What's this?
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Chapter 3: The Chase 02:56
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A couple months passed And I almost forgot Of the skateboard I found Until I looked down the block To see someone on one Being chased by the cops they rolled up my driveway And asked could they hide I opened the door and let them inside The lights flashed on by And we shared a chuckle And I accepted an invitation to bump knuckles They looked in my eyes With love and respect And asked if I skated I said no and they left As they rolled into the sunset It looked like pure magic I knew the next day I’d take a stab at it Oh oh oh oh What could this be? It looks like magic Magic to me
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Chapter 4: The Obsession 03:57
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I weebled and wobbled I felt weak in the knees How to glide across concrete With such seemingly ease I hit rocks and went flying Found cracks and kerspalt I ‘d hit the ground And be lying flat on my back Every spare second and minute every day of the week Was spent trying to balance And glide down the street To the store for a drink To school try to think About history or math But my mind was on one thing And When that bell rang It was freedom at last To hop on and away Out the school doors i’d blast insults drowned out By noise as I passed The peers that I feared As they jeered and sneered Incoherent mumbles Meant nothing to me I was skateboarding And it felt good to be me I gotta leave I gotta leave I gotta leave Right now I gotta leave and I can't sit down
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Chapter 5: The Bond 05:15
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My first time fitting in Was quite the show I must have been happy Maybe radiating a glow For someone came up And simply said “yo!” In such a loud voice I first thought oh know And yup here we go But I was met with surprise of the gentlest eyes Then after YO they simply said hi the group of misfits In the background all lurking Looking awkward and ragged Not bully type persons Outcasts on all sides I was filled with a warmth And welcoming vibe As they came closer And now I knew why They shared the same problems With negative peers But also knew freedom A way to deal with the years Spent with classmates Bringing nights filled with tears Turned sadness to glad As we skateboard together A bond you cant break A trust like no other It's a bond we share and I know who cares through the darkness You're always there
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Chapter 6: The Sunset 03:20
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So I fit in at last With buds who all differ Some with crooked teeth And others who wear glitter Some with their hair right out of control While others shaved bald Or faces with moles Short and tall Big and small Nicknames like munch Or Ernie the wall But for la planche a roulette That’s skateboard In French We keep on playing Without worries of being benched Cause the game that we play Can never be won As we glide into the orange Of the setting sun Were melting into the sun Were melting were melting were melting away

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This album follows the story of a young person dealing with the struggles of school, bullies, loneliness and trying to fit in. He finds the beginning of an answer in an unlikely place walking home from school one day. Inspired by children's records I have been collecting for my daughter. Please see attached PDF booklet for illustrations that go along with the story.

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released December 26, 2017

All tracks written, produced and recorded by KLAME. Tracks 1 through 4 feature additional vocals by Hollie Taylor. Track 6 features acoustic guitar by Arliss Lacasse and bass by Ron Maclellan. Thanks to my family for letting me escape once a week into the studio to create this album.

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klame Courtenay, British Columbia

Banging around and around. Loops quiet and loud sounds. Bedroom noise blinking lights electronic toys. Sometimes rap sometimes sing sometimes subtle words silenced to make way for just hymns.

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