"The Stereotype" genre: Classic Rock
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	This song is about a man, who is too weird to fit any stereotype, though his appearance and behavior might seem very familiar to anyone.
	Credits: Written and performed by Mikhail Pesok
	Story Behind the Song I first came up with the melody for the song, and then - the lyrics. For some reason, I just started singing: "He was a non-smoker, non-smoking a lot" and the whole song grew from this line. The lyrics mean: recognize people, but don't ever think you know them. I make references to William Faulkner, the great American writer, because reading and understanding his literature much like his stories themselves by no means can fit any stereotype. But he is not just a random example: the theme of "fire" in the song comes from his story "Barn Burning". It took me couple of days to write it and a week to record whenever I had a spare time to do it. There were approximately 10 takes in total. Lyrics He was a non smoker, non-smoking a lot He liked watching baseball and driving his Ford On two lanes of traffic to have enough space While others were willing to spit in his face The saddest of things that he's ever seen Was pizza in high school when he was a teen He read William Faulkner but not for the hype He just didn't fit the stereotype He drank diet soda - excuse to eat more And called it a fitness to pass through the door He stared in the mirror that refused to reflect Mysterious look he was trying to get The funniest gesture that he's ever made Was telling a story of how he got laid He read William Faulkner but not for the hype He just didn't fit the stereotype And then came the day when he cleaned up his locker And bought an old gun to stage William Faulkner There's no real warmth behind being nice So he opened a fire to break through the ice The scariest words that he's ever heard Were "Get a life, will ya?", "fat bastard" and "nerd" He read William Faulkner but not for the hype He just didn't fit the stereotype We all heard the story, the play in the news But we never run out of patience or clues His crime was an instance of social satire And we'll always gather to sit by his fire The scariest words that he's ever heard Were "Get a life, will ya?", "fat bastard" and "nerd" He read William Faulkner but not for the hype He just didn't fit the stereotype

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