Metamorphosis- Original Song Based on Kafka's Novella

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This song is based off the Existentialist novella titled "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. It chronicles the unfortunate circumstances of Gregor Samsa, a hardworking but miserable man who is turned into a giant cockroach. I highly recommend you read this novella. I couldn't stop thinking about it to the point that I wrote a song through the lens of Gregor. Not even for a school project!

Those are my facial features on the roach...

Lyrics:
I’m undercover, stuck in a shell
Life ‘neath the sofa, personal hell.
I’m overworked now, not for a dime.
Time and a half now, for bodily crimes.

Can’t seem to conceal the horror
Feel my form writhe on the ground.
Cancer would make me less ugly
Feed me, don’t dare make a sound

All my life I’ve been good for only money
Save what I earn for a greater cause
Dreamless life of a broken bachelor beetle
Hiding my sorry self under mounds of gauze.

Maybe a roach or a normal insect would
Be judged less on their legs and have a better chance
Of love from a group of understanding bugs
Who didn’t make false assumptions from one glance.

I have no bloodline, they’ve gone and fled
Think with your apple, not with your head.
They think I’m putrid, I think I’m dead.
Wish I was human, my blood isn’t red.

I’m existentially dreading
Feeling alone in my dwelling
If I just died they would love me
Again, but I’m just so repelling

All my life I’ve been good for only money
Save what I earn for a greater cause
Dreamless life of a broken bachelor beetle
Hiding my sorry self under mounds of gauze.

Maybe a roach or a normal insect would
Be judged less on their legs and have a better chance
Of love from a group of understanding bugs
Who didn’t make false assumptions from one glance.

Tell me I’m still your beloved
Hold me and quell all my anguish
Pretend I’m not so damn ugly
Love me despite how I languish

I’m still yours! Still worthwhile!
Not a bug, just your child!
Hide away! Just like me!
I’m disfigured, but from you, I’m free!