using your self as a starting point to jump from
and distance itself from
so that there is enough emotional distance
for times of being attacked disliked even hated
your artist self can suffer
as long as your private self is protected
you are not your artist
you are you
so when you go out into the world
you reveal your thoughts
you expose yourself
you express yourself
you embrace yourself
and embarrass those who cannot handle you
but you do it through a capsule that is a playful caricature of you
(playful though)
so that you can have many capsules
many characters
my identities (if you will)
but stay who you are
on the inside
the shell that is protected
from the blood-sucking vampires around you
they want you
as long as you provide fresh healthy blood
and often that means
you are their cash cow
until you go out of fashion
then they find another one to drain
thats why you protect your self
and create a public persona
that has character traits of you
but is in fact a role that you play
accept it
the sooner you do
the earlier you unblock your road to success
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play a character
and enjoy acting
fake-smiling
pretending
blue-pill world is waiting for you
make sure your blue eyes shine bright
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oh, one last thing before you go...
remember the simpsons episode "bart gets famous"? [1]
bart becomes krusty the clowns assistant
by accident, he stumbles onto the stage and says
"i didnt do it", which gets a huge laugh
overnight, he becomes a star
but only for that one catchphrase
everywhere he goes, people demand he repeats it
and he quickly realizes he has become a one-trick pony with no real talent beyond the line
the fame fades just as quickly as it came and he returns to normal life
fake it until you until make it
so you can fake it more once you made it
THAT is what i mean
as depressing as it may sound
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so what is your one trick, little pony?
once you found it, SAY THE LINE!!!
or forget all that and buy summer smile ☀️
naii "listens to summertime sadness à la lana" io
[1] simpsons s05e12 "say the line bart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVEh0G8m2I
[2] "i didn't do it" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_iiXWzqHRw