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"Big Bad World One" by Jonathan Coulton, performed in sign language by Stephen Torrence. This one's about a lonely, frustrated guy who's fed up with life, and it's Song #2 of December Song Week. Lyrics/gloss below as always.
All alone by the table of food
WEAR SUIT, WRINKLED, TIE, BORROW
In my wrinkled suit and my borrowed tie
I ALONE NEXT-TO FOOD TABLE,
Only thinking of something to say
GIRL WALK-BY,
In the moment after the girl walks by
I SUDDEN IDEA, MISS
Everyone else is having fun or else pretending to
ALL PEOPLE ENJOY PARTY, PRETEND
I eat another crudité
MORE VEGETABLE I EAT
I quit, I'm done
I QUIT, I FINISH
Cause I don't think it's gonna turn out OK
I NOT THINK FUTURE OK
It's no fair, it's no fun
NOT EQUAL, NOT FUN
If every time it's gonna end the same way:
FAIL+++ SAME-ALL
Me zero
ME, 0/NOTHING
Big bad world one
BAD WORLD, 1
At the office we're all having cake
OFFICE, WE CAKE EAT
Cause it's someone's birthday, I don't know who
BIRTHDAY WHO? DONT-KNOW
Got my plate and I'm scanning the room
PLATE HOLD, LOOK-AROUND
and the only seat is right next to you
ONLY CHAIR, GIRL [NEXT-TO-HER]
I get the nod, the tiny smile that doesn't come with teeth
I SIT-DOWN, SMILE [AT-HER],
SHE [SMILLE SMILE]
Maybe you don't know who I am
MAYBE SHE NOT KNOW ME
[chorus]
Staying inside, lying in bed
I STAY INSIDE, BED [LAY BACK]
Noticing something that's not there
BESIDE-ME NOTHING
Follow my heart, follow my head
HEART FOLLOW, HEAD FOLLOW
I'll follow anything that might get me somewhere
WHATEVER, FOLLOW+++ MAYBE HELP
Catch her eye when she's pouring my coffee
MY COFFEE, GIRL POUR, [EYES MEET]
And search my head for an opening line
I PONDER, SAY WHAT?
But I see by the look on her face
BUT SHE [IMPATIENT]
if I keep my mouth shut I'll save some time
IF I CLAM-UP, BETTER
What if the best that I can be just isn't good enough?
MAYBE MY BEST NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Isn't it better not to know?
MAYBE IGNORANCE BETTER
[chorus]