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[Prelude] [Aching, jangly guitar intro] Morning rain on misted glass, footsteps shuffle slow An umbrella drips beside me, old shoes lined in a row The automated message tolls, ushering each by name I count heartbeats in muffled coats, waiting just the same [Intro] Plastic chairs creak beneath me, Sunday’s paper in my hand A boy with headphones, fidgeting, pretends not to understand I watch the seconds flicker by, fluorescent digits burned Absently counting packets, receipts and faces turned [Verse 1] Older magazines curl tired, ink-smudged and folded thin My name still feels like fiction, not a line where I begin They scan the coughs and slippers, the tired legs that wait I remember laughter ‘round the bend, now routine marks my fate [Chorus] [Soaring melody] The pharmacist’s pity is a pill I simply cannot swallow They call my name like I’m on display, a relic here to follow Someone coughs behind me and smiles with gentle sorrow I nod along, resign to the medical gaze I borrow [Post-Chorus] [Dramatic falsetto leap] Oh oh, medication queue [Lower register] Oh oh, waiting too [Verse 2] I once joked about these afternoons spent in fluorescent light Counting the sandwiches, glazed looks, counting the minutes right But now I sense new silence, as they check if I am frail The mirror of suspicion, that tells me I am pale [Pre-Chorus] They scan my birth date, ask if I’ll need help home Every step echoes louder when you walk it alone [Chorus] The pharmacist’s pity is a pill I simply cannot swallow They call my name like I’m on display, a relic here to follow Someone coughs behind me and smiles with gentle sorrow I nod along, resign to the medical gaze I borrow [Post-Chorus] Oh oh, medication queue Oh oh, waiting too [Bridge] [Music thins to just jangling guitar and synth pads] A young clerk fumbles with my surname, like it's ancient or sharp I study his worried eyes, memorising every part Reading leaflets I once binned, tracing veins through my hand Collating quiet aches in corners only I understand [Verse 3] Somewhere outside, taxis idle, doors slam in the street A prescription bag crinkles—a brief handshake, short and discreet Old jokes flutter silent, replaced by knowing stares I watch my own reflection in the glass and meet his cares [Chorus] The pharmacist’s pity is a pill I simply cannot swallow They call my name like I’m on display, a relic here to follow Someone coughs behind me and smiles with gentle sorrow I nod along, resign to the medical gaze I borrow [Post-Chorus] Oh oh, medication queue Oh oh, waiting too Oh oh, waiting, too [Outro] [Fading, jangly outro] So I shuffle past sliding doors, slow as the afternoon sun Prescription cradled gently—another transaction done Kinder nods from strangers linger long after I go I step into my shadow, heavier and slow Oh oh, medication queue Oh oh, fading through Oh oh, medication queue Oh oh, fading through [Tag] [Spoken/Whispered] Frosted glass reveals my silhouette, crossing into dusk Steps on linoleum echo memories I no longer trust The doorbell rings for someone newer as I fade from view I catch my breath, pocket my change, become someone you once knew [Outro Reprise] Fewer faces remember, but the chemist knows my name I trade pleasantries for solace, but somehow it’s not the same Beneath fluorescent halos, every stranger seems to know my cue I fold the paper in my pocket, and slowly fade from view Oh oh, medication queue Oh oh, fading through
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