This is about a true story in which I was pulled over by an angry officer while riding my bike for "riding through a red light", which I didn't do. His name was actually Officer Goodman, and I had to stand trial in court, on my own at the defendant table, and even had to cross-examine Officer Goodman. The song imagines that instead of me being part of his bogus narrative, he was part of my fantastical narrative.
lyrics
Trouble I never knew enough to look back
I played the part of myself in the parade of my silent thoughts
But now I'm nervous there won't be any room to react
I laid the foundation plot in the delight of my favorite parts
Officer Goodman had a part for me
And it's too bad you're telling me but he ain't the director
Trouble he never read the right to rehearse
So much for my second sight
I was born to direct and to bask in all the glory
This is my apocrypha it's what I couldn't do what they didn't like
My surprise anathema for what I choose to do when I'm out on my bike
Trouble I noted he was pallid and fat
I chose a stark backlit drop waving his stick in looming silhouette
He had emotion but can he shoot any better than that
I rode away to my house calling a wrap through my megaphone
All those nuts wish they had another tree
But you can tell those nuts to listen up
I'll see you on the big screen
Trouble I never knew enough to look back
I played the part of myself in the parade of my silent thoughts
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