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Everything Changes
I had a memory
Of working in the student office at UNSW
Back when we were still in the Blockhouse
And the computers were so old
We had to assign someone to come in an hour before everyone else
To turn them on
And Sophie and I were swirling around on the office chairs
Recreating a video clip of some pop song
From when YouTube was just starting
And tonight I got to see Waitress filmed live on Broadway
And Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson did a talkback
And I thought about how everything changes
I haven’t had a baby
But I’ve lived a life these past 15 years
Kris and Aaron and London and FoCo and
Stupid forking cancer
And NJ and SP work and el camino (twice) and
Voltaire and our garden
And moving and separating and living in Astoria
In the words of Sara:
Oh my heart's at the wheel now
And all my mistakes
They make sense when I turn them around
Everything changes
What I thought was so permanent fades
In the blink of an eye, there's a new life in front in my face
And I know in due time, every right thing will find its right place
So I swear I'll remember to say
We were both born today
'Cause everything changed
Everything changes
Of working in the student office at UNSW
Back when we were still in the Blockhouse
And the computers were so old
We had to assign someone to come in an hour before everyone else
To turn them on
And Sophie and I were swirling around on the office chairs
Recreating a video clip of some pop song
From when YouTube was just starting
And tonight I got to see Waitress filmed live on Broadway
And Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson did a talkback
And I thought about how everything changes
I haven’t had a baby
But I’ve lived a life these past 15 years
Kris and Aaron and London and FoCo and
Stupid forking cancer
And NJ and SP work and el camino (twice) and
Voltaire and our garden
And moving and separating and living in Astoria
In the words of Sara:
Oh my heart's at the wheel now
And all my mistakes
They make sense when I turn them around
Everything changes
What I thought was so permanent fades
In the blink of an eye, there's a new life in front in my face
And I know in due time, every right thing will find its right place
So I swear I'll remember to say
We were both born today
'Cause everything changed
Everything changes
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