# Sympathy for the Goblin

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## Track Facts

- Album / pool: Cut Archive (`cut`)
- Album status: cut/archive lane
- Track number: 8
- Track status: cut
- Active: no
- Origin: Zuman v1 / Friction Product candidate pool
- Audio available: yes
- Audio URL: `/assets/albums/cut/audio/sympathy-for-the-goblin.mp3`
- Lyrics available: yes
- Lyrics URL: `/assets/albums/cut/lyrics/sympathy-for-the-goblin.txt`
- JSON: `/cut/tracks/sympathy-for-the-goblin.json`

## Supersession / Replacement

- Supersession: none

## Provenance Notes

Kerry punched out from Friction Product during lock-in curation.

## Lyrics

```
[Verse 1]
She saw that goblin hit the screen
And lit up like a slot machine
I heard that laugh from down the hall
That says she's gonna give it all

He took off with his bag of gold
Like he'd done this run a thousandfold
And I just sat there in my chair
Thinking, man, that's not quite fair

[Chorus]
And I got sympathy for the goblin
Running for his life
Yeah, I got sympathy for the goblin
Trying to survive
She sees treasure, I see trouble
She sees loot, I see pain
And I'm halfway to the breaker box
With mercy on the brain

[Verse 2]
She's clicking hard, she's closing in
That little dude is done for if
He trips one time, he's history
A shower of gold and victory

But I can't get excited too
The way she does, the way y'all do
I know he's pixels, sure, okay
But still I want him to get away

[Chorus]
Yeah, I got sympathy for the goblin
Running for his life
I got sympathy for the goblin
Trying to survive
She sees jackpot in the hallway
I see one more sad campaign
And I'm halfway to the breaker box
With mercy on the brain

[Bridge]
Maybe it's the way he runs
Maybe it's the look
Like a tiny crooked businessman
Who never got to cook the books

Maybe it's the panic glow
Maybe it's his pace
Maybe I just wasn't built
To cheer that kind of chase

[Verse 3]
So if the whole house flickers out
And Diana starts to scream and shout
I'll act confused, I'll play it cool
Like power grids are strange and cruel

And somewhere in that darkened land
That goblin gets a second chance
A little breath, a little room
A tiny pardon in the gloom

[Final Chorus]
Yeah, I got sympathy for the goblin
Running for his life
I got sympathy for the goblin
Tiny fugitive tonight
She sees treasure spilling everywhere
I just want one small escape
And if the lights go out, well, maybe
That was fate

[Outro]
He runs
She laughs
I rise
Lights flash
He's gone
I shrug
Good luck
Little bug
```