In case you don’t know, I recently released an album (of actual songs) named Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1, based on the nowhere-town adventures of amateur songwriter William Griffin, his blind love interest Claire Javernick, and his best friend the sentient triceratops Lorenzo (no last name), back when they were 12-14 years old. You can download that album here.

I’m slowly “remastering” the songs belonging to the second album in order to release it, but I came up with another song for the third volume. It’s titled “Go Away, Stay Away.” Young-adult William no longer sees magic even in what seemed to be full of it.

Lyrics below:

I’ve lived in this town since I was born.
There are lots of trees, but only three parks:
The Park of the Statue of a Woman,
Where there’s a statue of a woman;
The Park of the Broken Glass,
Where you’re likely to step on broken glass;
And the Park of the Dead Dog,
Which is just a very nice park.

Claire’s house was always a mess:
Plates in the sink, clothes on the floor.
I doubt she ever washed her sheets.
It all smelled like mold and musk,
But I took it as her natural scent,
And I never complained.

There’s a sign on my door,
That says, “Go away.”
I don’t want to have a heart;
I’d rather be a rock,
And thump people’s domes
With myself.

Go away, stay away from me.