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The Button

from Dangerous Gifts by Mikey Mason

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Written at the suggestion of David and Jennifer Gray, who have supported me more than I could have hoped.

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In my mind there is a button, kept under a glass jar
Marked emergency use only on the dashboard of my car.
And I try hard not to push it, even when I feel the need,
But sometimes the circumstances in my mind and my life intercede...

The sign says speed limit 60, but that's a bald faced lie,
Cause I first saw it an hour ago and it's still in my sight.
I'm a prisoner of this highway, which is now a parking lot.
And I can see my exit, but this road construction has us stopped.

And there's a guy driving up the berm, people screaming as they're passed,
And my hand heads for the dashboard as I go Walter Mitty on his ass...

And then Boom! Pow! The rockets launch and target on his car.
And the people cheer around me like I was a movie star.
And my car transforms, lifts off the ground, and I fly on ahead.
On the road he's at the exit, but in my mind he's already dead.

Now it's lunch time at the drive through, and the line is twenty deep,
And this skank in line before me don't know what she wants to eat
And after all her friggin' questions, she doesn't pull ahead,
Cause she's ordering for her office, and wants to pay for each meal separate...

And then boom, crash! The rockets flash and her car is no more!
And I grab the sack of food they dangle out the drive through door,
And soar high over the city, feeling happy and well fed.
She's still ordering in real life, but in my mind she's already dead.

But then my car starts losing altitude, the lights begin to flash
And I'm headed for a mountain, and I've just run out of gas.
So I climb out on the falling car, and open up the back,
And strap on a horned helmet and emergency jetpack!

And then boom, crack! The rockets blast and I zoom even higher
And watch as my poor trusty car becomes a ball of fire...
But in spite of my elation I still feel a sense of dread.
In my mind I may be flying, but on the interstate my car's already dead.

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from Dangerous Gifts, released October 31, 2013

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Mikey Mason Indianapolis, Indiana

A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs. ... more

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