How to People Please

(Room ambience. Chair scrapes. Deep breath.) Welcome to emotional inversion Congrats. You’re about to learn… How to make everybody like you. Hahahahahaaaa this is gonna burn. ⸻ You’re easy, Smiling all the time. Laugh quickly. Never question why Don’t be too much. Even if you’re asked Of course, you’ll do someone else’s tasks… Sorry this… sorry that. Freely overuse. Be there for others, even if they’re not for you. ⸻ [CHORUS] Be agreeable. Be grateful. Be whatever… They need today. The less space… You take up… The easier… You’ll be to love. [Group voices echo] You’ll be to love [Group voices] Wanna be loved Gotta be loved Aren’t we good enough… ⸻ (Instrumental – whispered voices slowly build.) “Good job…” “Keep going…” “Don’t make it awkward…” ⸻ Relationship gymnastics Bending over for anybody else You’re a human rope In knots just trying to be a help Give out… any… every… All the bloody time Like Pissing in the wind or Standing on your own land mine ⸻ [CHORUS] Be agreeable. Be grateful. Be whatever… They need today. The less space… You take up… The easier… You’ll be to love. [Group voices echo] You’ll be to love [Group voices] Wanna be loved Gotta be loved Aren’t we good enough… ⸻ Hide the parts of you - you know… The ones that really matter Their comfort first - of course Keep them hidden, maybe later Remember “you’re fine”, [Group vocals] REPEAT IT!!! Yeah totally, “We’re all good”… Acceptance is more important … Than being understood. ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS] Be agreeable. Be dependable. Be everything… To everyone. Until… One day… You can’t remember… Who you were… Before… This madness began. [Group voices echo] This madness began [Group voices] Wanna be loved Gotta be loved Aren’t we good enough… ⸻ (Everything drops away.) Congratulations. Everybody likes you. That’s what you think Your life lesson… In becoming invisible… Is now complete.