Hippogriff Lyrics - Jo Tomlinson

Old Erikson, he taught us well 

Stage 5 is quite exact 

Identity and role confusion 

Are extensively unpacked 

Fidelity's a virtue 

Just in case you didn't know 

It's wise to master this developmental stage 

To help you grow 

At the risk of sounding like an angsty teen 

I'll ask "Who am I?" and "Who am I supposed to be?" 

I'm a hypocrite 

I'm a hippogriff 

I'm a flirt and a dancer too 

I'm an extrovert 

I'm a sweet dessert 

I'm a shoot of blue bamboo 

I'm all of these and none of these 

On any given day 

I'm a picture frame, I'm a paper hat 

I'm a page from Hemingway 

But to avert this crisis of identity 

I'll be unapologetically me 

Fidelity's avoiding me 

I'm just too many things 

Can't put me in a little box 

I'll jump out and grow wings 

Can't seem to find this virtue yet 

But maybe that's ok 

I'm awkward psychosocially 

But I think I'll find my way 

So at the risk of sounding like an angsty teen 

I'll ask "Who am I?" and "Who am I supposed to be?" 

I'm a hypocrite 

I'm a hippogriff 

I'm a flirt and a dancer too 

I'm an extrovert 

I'm a sweet dessert 

I'm a shoot of blue bamboo 

I'm all of these and none of these 

On any given day 

I'm a picture frame, I'm a paper hat 

I'm a page from Hemingway 

I'm a pink balloon, I'm a doctor's room 

I'm a piece of potter's clay 

So to avert this crisis of identity 

I'll be unapologetically me