Be nobody's darling; br Be an outcast. br Take the contradictions br Of your life br And wrap around br You like a shawl, br To parry stones br To keep you warm. br Watch the people succumb br To madness br With ample cheer; br Let them look askance at you br And you askance reply. br Be an outcast; br Be pleased to walk alone br (Uncool) br Or line the crowded br River beds br With other impetuous br Fools. br br Make a merry gathering br On the bank br Where thousands perished br For brave hurt words br They said. br br But be nobody's darling; br Be an outcast. br Qualified to live br Among your dead.