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What Did I Miss?

from The Misnomer by The Mispronouncer

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Chorus: What did I miss?
Under a rock and minding my own business.
I’ve got my head out of the sand, now I want to get my hands
On a reliable eyewitness.
What did I miss?
No matter what I’ve seen I can’t shake the sense
That I’ve been involved in all of the wrong events.
What did I miss?

1. I was a few steps back and around the corner.
I was in the bathroom when the waiter took orders.
I wasn’t listening until I heard everyone laughing.
Giving’s better than receiving’s better than having.
I’ve been busy shelf-stocking, exalting pop,
And waiting for the other shoe to stop stalling and drop.
Keep your eyes on the road and you miss the sights,
Eyes on the scenery, you miss oncoming lights.
The grass on the other side’s greener because
It got envious of how amazing this grass was.
The root of the problem is not perception,
I just keep facing the wrong direction.
Gone for a while in a miniature exile.
Back with another entry for the Regret File.
I guess the depth of my loss will depend
On how completely you all fill me in.

Chorus: What did I miss?
Under a rock and minding my own business.
I’ve got my head out of the sand, now I want to get my hands
On a reliable eyewitness.
What did I miss?
No matter what I’ve seen I can’t shake the sense
That I’ve been involved on all of the wrong events.
What did I miss?

2. And I fell for the “What’s that behind you?” trick.
While my back was turned, something happened too quick
For me to see at all, I only heard the sound.
Whatever it was was done by the time I turned around.
They said, “It happens so fast, blink and you might miss it.”
My eyes got dry and I decided to risk it.
When the blink ended, everyone else was in awe,
And no one could describe whatever they just saw.
I had my nose in a book, eyes glued to a monitor.
Looking through the wrong end of the binoculars.
Shot the whole the scene with the lens cap on.
Didn’t notice ‘til the actors were packed up and gone.
I know for sure incredible things must occur,
‘Cause I’m always scrutinizing where they just were,
And it’s always in some place I just wasn’t.
If I don’t see it happen, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t.

Bridge: The last thing I want to do is upset you,
But could you please summarize everything I slept through?
I’ve got to run to the kitchen to fix a quick snack,
Keep track of all that happens until I get back.
I’ve been living this limited lifestyle for years.
Make one choice and a billion more disappear.
You never know what you’ll miss once you veer away.
Primary, secondary, tertiary: give me hearsay.

Chorus: What did I miss?
Under a rock and minding my own business.
I’ve got my head out of the sand, now I want to get my hands
On a reliable eyewitness.
What did I miss?
No matter what I’ve seen I can’t shake the sense
That I’ve been involved in all of the wrong events.
What did I miss? (x2)

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from The Misnomer, released July 27, 2012
Jake Kloet introduced the song.
The Mispronouncer made the beat, played the keyboard, wrote the lyrics, and performed most of the vocals.
Baby did some singing on the chorus.

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