New Normal - Caroline Polachek

Now, what is this?

Feeling I know you from long ago

From deep in my past

I don’t know why

Why I trust you completely

Don’t question it

The bottle is empty

Now, what is this?

Club closing early

The fog machines

And lasers swirling

It’s Halloween

I’m sorry for screaming

But I’m afraid

I scare you completely

Now, what is this?

Blizzard in April

I’m underdressed as usual

And you’re cheating death

Buying time through the winter

It’s house arrest

No stopping for dinner

Now, what is this?

Microphone working

Can’t hear myself

The cameras are rolling

And there’s the cue

My heart, it beats so hard

I look for you and suddenly fall

Now, what is this?

Robin you rescued

Has broken wing

Not broken long

You search the room

Someone yells from the garden

The orange cat

Finish what you started

Now, what is this?

Skidding of tires

I hold my breath

And you’re running fast

As the SUV

Smashes into the sidewalk

And 911

Won’t answer the call

Now, what is this?

Hollywood ghost town

A shootout scene

No actors at all

Last night I dreamed

You and I were immortal

It’s no big deal

This new kind of normal