Empathy

Commissioned by Sasha Weiss

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Music & Lyrics by Joel Waggoner

       
Quirky, uptempo, very speechlike
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               
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  
  
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  
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   
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        
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   

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    
    
I have a bro - ken um - brel - la. O - kay, I have five or six.

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           
 
   
   
       
                    
   
   

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   

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     
 
But I can't throw 3them a - way be - cause how sad is that?!

      
       
    
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      
      
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 
  
  
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13 (Umbrella imitation)
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         
3 3

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"Help me! I'm a poor um - brel - la. Wound - ed from do - ing my sac - red du - ty: Pro

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  
       
     

   
          
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Copyright © 2012
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3 your hair from the
tect - ing rain. I don't sup - pose you have a - ny roomin your clos - et...?"

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  
    
    
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22 (Back to "normal")
          
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              

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Yes. Yes. The an - swer is yes. It's tot - al - ly weird and you can pro - bab - ly guess that

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           
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       
     
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        
          

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      
   
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  

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       
I have a lot of feel - ings and an ab nor - mal em - path - y for in-an - i mate ob - jects.

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     
   
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    
      
      
      
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3
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I don't like ice in my wat - er. In fact, it's no ice at all!

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           
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   
   
        
            
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     
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'Cause the melt - ing is like watch - ing
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ice bab - ies die.

      
       
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     
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38 (Ice cube imitation)
                   
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        
 "Ex - cuse me, Mis - ter Drink - er, I'm not sure I have an ab - und - ance of time left, but I'm
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      
     
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(shivering baby ice cube death.)
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       
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scared and I can't find my Mom. If you see her, please tell her I love her. So cold.

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Yes. Yes. The an - swer is yes. It's tot al - ly weird and you can prob - ab - ly guess that

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                          
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          
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      
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I have a lot of feel - ings and an ab - norm - al em - path - y for in an - i mate ob - jects.

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    
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    
      
      
        
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56 Tom Kitty Rock

              

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It's no won - der I have feel - ings for you. You just stand there and I oc as - ion -'lly check to

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             
     

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see if you're breathing. It's no won - der that keep you a round since you ne - ver move or

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         
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A tempo

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say a word. At least not one that I've heard.
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   
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   
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rit.
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I have a ten min - ute win - dow for
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      
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            

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you to re - turn a text. When my phone does - n't vib - rate
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I talk to
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the

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       
      
           
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      
      

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screen. "Hey Phone, it's me, re - mem - ber?

       
       
     
            
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        
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3 too creep - y to ask
Duh. Of course you do, I pay for your ex - is - tence, but would it be for you to just send me a

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smi - ley.... wink? Yes. Yes. The an - swer is yes. Oh God, yes. The an
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swer is yes. It's tot - al - ly weird that you just can't seem to guess that I have a lot of feel

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        

         
      


  
        


          
 
94


   
3 3 3 3 3
                   
- ings and an ab - nor - mal, seem - ing - ly tra - gic, un -na - tur - al, con - stant, con - fu - sing, un -

  

    


 

    

sub. p cresc. poco a poco
      
       
  
98

               
3 3
  


      
3
doubt - ed - ly straight from my Moth - er's side. Grow - 3 3 con trol - ling,
ing, in - fest - ing, 3 con - sum ing me em - path -y

   

  

 
 

 







       
       


         
       

 
   
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
102
                         



3 and 3 3 - al 6 3
for um- brel - las ice cubes, the oc - cas - sion ot - to3- man, bean - ie bab - ies in dis - play ca - ses and

     


  





 
 



  

   
           


f
                
           

 
        

   
106

                         


3 - er
left - ov piz - za crusts, 3
cell phones, o - reg - 3a - no, sporks! And ap - par - rent ly


  








  

  
 


     

  



molto rall.
              
      
    



111 A tempo

            


   
you.


      
 
   
 
 
 
    
  
    
 


114

    
  
 
  
           
     

   
        
     
 
 
