Everybody's Normal (til you get to know them)

from Cut Flowers - A bouquet of Canadian songs by Rhindress

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A fun and funny song about how weird people can be in their beliefs and how we don't show that side of ourselves until we know people really well.

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I worked with a girl, as quiet as can be,
Until that night at the staff party.
In all the years we knew her, hardly spoke to anyone.
We thought it would be good if she came out and had some fun.
Now she’s twerking on a table with her shirt in her hand.
First party she came to and she got herself banned.

Chorus:
A little bit of distance can take you pretty far
‘Cause when you get too close, you see the mess we all are.
Closer you get, there’s a lot of things you’ll show ‘em ‘cause
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.

I got a friend seemed a pretty straight up guy
Until we worked our way through half a bottle of rye.
He said the world is run by reptilian shape-shifters,
If you look on-line, you can see all the pictures.
I said “brother, you must be shittin’ me”,
He looked me in the eye and said “You just wait and see”.

Bridge:

Phobias and fixations, delusions and fears
Often exposed with three or more beers
Inside someone’s head, there’s a lot of crossed wires
We pretend they don’t exist, like pathological liars

You know that secret thing that you’ll never tell?
Or the one your folks said would send you straight to Hell.
Sometimes I’m thankful we all have doors
It’s like our elevators all miss a few floors.
So next time you look at someone and wonder what to say
A Capella: They might be lookin’ back at you the very same way.

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from Cut Flowers - A bouquet of Canadian songs, released September 1, 2022

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Rhindress Kelowna, British Columbia

We began writing songs in 2017 and now have 18 original songs which we have begun recording under the band name Rhindress. Our songs are a reflection of our real life experiences and the people and stories we have gleaned from our travels across Canada and the world.

Jim Rhindress plays guitar and Kim Rhindress plays keys, bass and melodeon. We both sing and harmonize and love spreading the love! ... more

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