chapter 14:
what should i do?!

Magic 8 Ball
When I was little, I always loved the idea of a Magic 8 Ball. Ask a question, any question, and you’d get a clearcut answer. This song is about longing for that easy answer, when we very often already know exactly what we want to do (though it might not always be easy).

Fun Fact: The bridge consists of answers from the actual Magic 8 Ball.


Magic 8 Ball by Brandon Wilson

Unheard messages
Fill my phone
I think I miss the dial tone
Even before
You dialed home
You weren’t alone

Sittin’ parked
South of tupelo
Still in drive
But the brake’s to the floor
Cars pass
On their way to who knows

Fall behind it fall
Fall behind it fall
Maybe if I fall
Behind the magic 8 ball
It’ll tell me where to go

Forty-one
In a month or so
It’s not a crisis
But I don’t know
Life went fast
Now it seems so slow
So slow

Most likely yes, or hazy, try again
Cannot predict, don’t count on it
Outlook…. Not so good