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This was written in response to Vladimir Nabokov's DESPAIR. Susan's take was basically that Hermann had severe self esteem issues and was trying to get as far away from himself as he could throughout the whole story. For more Susan Hwang, please visit susanhwanglalala.com.

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You're never far enough away...

You can fuck your wife
Never admit that she’s your type
fuck until you’re in the other room
far from any sense of doom

You can grow your beard
Cover yourself and disappear
Avoid the mirrors that reflect
What you are trying to forget

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Everybody else is dumb
It’s so lonely as the only one
who knows what the hell is going on
human lightning with a gun

You’ve made a detailed plan
You notice more than the average man
But you miss things like your doppelganger wasn’t
And your wife is sleeping with her cousin.

CHORUS

Your Superiority belies
Feeling inferior inside
It’s the classic cover up
The boring everyday stuff

You can’t stand yourself
Tell yourself he looks like you
And so you kill him to
Be that much more removed

But you’re never far enough away.

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from Bushwick Book Club presents Vladimir Nabokov's DESPAIR, released November 26, 2011
recorded at home on a 4track zoom.

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We started in January 2009 playing songs written in response to Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. We haven't stopped since. We've written & performed songs inspired by everything from "On The Origin of Species" to Dr. Seuss to Raymond Carver. There are BBCs popping up nationwide now. Bushwick Book Club Seattle started in 2010 & is run by Geoff Larson. Our nerdy dare-devilry knows no bounds. ... more

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