See me standing here
Location
Life progresses with human reaction
What you say now, what you do now
How you say it, how you mean it
‘You must be a role model for your generation’
Become poise incarnate
Thus begins the transition
Become perfection for all
But
People are different
What you say and mean is not what was heard
What they understood was not what others heard
Stop - Be silent
Pay no mind to the string behind the curtain, moving the puppets mouth
Speech is delayed, thoughts reworded
Your perception is considered, their perception is considered
The translation must be complete, from unheard thought to spoken word
Hands move too much
Each motion may offend
Stop - Be motionless
Pay no mind to the strings behind the curtain, holding the puppets arms
Hands down, twitching with every spoken word
The translation must be done perfectly,
From hostile motion into neutral position
Failure is not to be tolerated, succeed without question
Is success an easy win or a stimulating loss?
Stop - Be effortless
Pay no mind to the strings behind the curtain, holding the puppets feet
A mask created through calculated thought, repressed motion, and easy wins
Has seared itself to flesh
Becoming the seen face
I consider, I calculate, I repress for translation
In the end I was lost in translation
Pay no mind to the girl behind the iron barred curtains
She is nothing but a repressed thought sealed away by the puppet