Chapter 14: what should i do?!
Magic 8 Ball
When I was little, I always loved the idea of that kid’s toy, the Magic 8 Ball. Ask a question, any question, and you’d get an answer. This is a song about longing for that easy answer–when we already know the answer (though it might not always be the easy one).
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