If I Catch on Fire Please Put Me Out

from Don't Ask (b-sides) by Cheekface

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lyrics

i need an empath, is that too much to ask?
i'm still holding my breath, can I stop holding my breath now?
it's a cakewalk, and i take it easy
these aren't gym shorts, they're athleisure

i need a frank talk, is that too much to ask?
i am double-fisting it: medications in one hand, placebos in the other hand
i got a soul made of whole-grain mustard
i'm not normal, i'm unflustered

do you want to see me wear a collared shirt?
manipulation, influence, affluence and arrogance
do you want to see me eating French dessert?
persecution, placation, validation, Fast Food Nation
do you guys want to see some pics of things i did on my vacation?

if i catch on fire, please put me out
if i get wet, please dry me off
if i have a heart attack, please give me CPR and continue the compressions till the ambulance arrives
if i forget my wallet, please loan me 20 bucks and pretend it never happened and don't ask for it back
if you have to kill me, please cover me in dirt
if i catch on fire, please put me out
if i catch on fire, please put me out

when you need something from someone you haven't talked to in a long time, do you just ask? or do you call them first for quote-unquote no reason, and then a couple days later, call them again?

do you want to see me wear a collared shirt?
manipulation, influence, affluence and arrogance
do you want to see me eating clumps of dirt?
persecution, placation, validation, Fast Food Nation
do you guys want to see some pics of things i did on my vacation?

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from Don't Ask (b-sides), released November 2, 2022

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Apr 28

The Bottleneck

Kansas City, MO
Apr 29

Off Broadway

St Louis, MO
Apr 30

High Noon Saloon

Madison, WI
May 2

Fine Line

Minneapolis, MN
May 3

Bottom Lounge

Chicago, IL
May 4

Mahall's

Lakewood, OH
May 5

The Sanctuary Detroit

Hamtramck, MI
May 7

Velvet Underground

Toronto, ON
May 9

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens

Boston, MA
May 10

Music Hall of Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY
May 11

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
May 11

First Unitarian Church

Philadelphia, PA
May 15

The Atlantis

Washington, DC
May 16

Richmond Music Hall

Richmond, VA
May 17

Motorco Music Hall

Durham, NC
May 18

The Masquerade - Purgatory

Atlanta, GA
May 19

The Social

Orlando, FL
May 21

White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs

Houston, TX
May 22

Parish

Austin, TX
May 23

Club Dada

Dallas, TX
May 25

The Rebel Lounge

Phoenix, AZ
May 26

Voodoo Room, House of Blues

San Diego, CA
May 29

Teragram Ballroom

Los Angeles (LA), CA

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