Shadow Hymn - Demo

I heard your name a hundred times before I met you
Everybody's got a thing or two to say
About where you were, what you did and how they won't forget you
And how I oughta stay out of your way

But I'm not the kind to put much faith in gossip
And I'm not the kind to listen to advice
And I'm not gonna pay no mind
To folks who say that you're unkind
To me, you're lookin' pretty nice

Chorus:
You've been known to run around
I know you've seen a lot of this town
And I've had to tell my friends, they just don't see
That there's another part of you
That I know won't be untrue
So please don't make a fool out of me

I'm not sure where you got your reputation
It doesn't really matter much to me
I guess your honest ways could just be my imagination
Either way, you've been good to me

I might one day discover you're a liar
It might be revealed that I was played
If your kind heart and loving smile
Are all a joke on my desire
Go ahead, come clean today

Chorus

Instrumental Bridge

Tell me that part of you
Loves me like I think you do
And please don't make a fool out of me
Please don't make a fool out of me

Please Don't Make a Fool Out of Me

I just left Nebraska
On a full tank of gas
Can I get to Itasca
Before the light

My eyes are all dry
I am so sleep deprived
That I'm barely alive
Help me get through the night

Coast to Coast AM
Forget Stacker 2’s and Slim Jims
Coast to Coast AM
You are this sleepy driver's dearest friend

When I have a query
‘Bout the hollow earth theory
I know where to go
To get the answers I crave

My mind’s occupied
On overnight drives
With tales of whispers
From beyond the grave

Coast to Coast AM
I hear about psychic Siamese twins
Coast to Coast AM
You are this sleepy driver's dearest friend

Truckers and stoners
Shut-ins and loners
Late nights at the Days Inn
Hoarders and tweakers
And radio speakers
The moonlight’s amazin’
With Coast to Coast AM

I'm wired but weary
Beguiled but bleary
Those lights look eerie
Floating in the night

I'm on the watch
For grays and sasquatch
Circles in crops
And restless wights

Coast to Coast AM
Will this journey never end?
Coast to Coast AM
You are this sleepy driver's dearest friend
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM

Coast to Coast

So here we find ourselves
On this gray rooftop
I can feel you shiver
As the fireworks light up the East River

On this tiny planet
On this tiny island
On its tiniest part
With your arms wrapped around my heart

But I can't feel a thing
And it makes me want to sing
It can bring you to your knees
Sometimes you just have to freeze

I can't feel a thing
And it makes me want to sing
I can't feel a thing
And it makes me want to sing

So here we find ourselves
At this metro stop
You crack a laugh again
As the morning sun lights up the Seine
 
Inside some galaxy
Traveling on a rock
Going around a star
I have to guess that's where we are
 
But we can't feel a thing
And it makes us want to sing
It can bring us to our knees
Sometimes we just have to freeze
 
We can't feel a thing
And it makes us want to sing
We can't feel a thing
And it makes us want to sing

Can't Feel a Thing

I was there for you
When you were cryin' bout some old boy or other
And I was there for you
When you felt the very slightest sting
 
I was there for you
When that old steam train took your brother
And I'll be there for you
When you're cryin' bout anything
 
CHORUS:
Emotional insurance
The best kind of assurance
I can't spend money
But honey I can sure spend time on you (when you're blue)
 
I was there for you
When you were cryin' bout icicles and snow
And I was there for you
When you were cryin' bout engagement rings
 
I was there for you
When you were cryin' bout I don't fucking know
And I'll be there for you
When you're cryin' bout anything
 
CHORUS
 
Cause one day I'll be crying
In some old song or other
And you'll be obligated
To be there for me
When that day comes
I've got all my bases covered
Cause honey I know
That you'll be there for me
 
Emotional insurance
The best kind of assurance
You don't have to spend money
But honey you can sure spend time on me

CHORUS

Emotional Insurance

My boyfriend left me
When I woke up this morning, he was gone
My boyfriend left me
And I can’t help but wonder what took him so long

I know exactly why he left
And I’m very sorry to say
I’m not upset at all because now
I can spend more time with Dave

My boyfriend left me
And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t know what went wrong
My boyfriend left me
So I stayed home from work so I could write this song

He left without a word of farewell
But really, what was there to say?
He knew deep down I wanted him gone
So I could spend more time with Dave

When I first met Dave, it was night
But light hung in the air like a mist
There was no hesitation as he approached
And no way that I could resist
I marveled at his tiny antlers
His hooves and his little white tail
As he sniffed at my outstretched hand
On that sylvan moonlit trail
Beyond all established limits
I could feel my heart expand
When Dave curled up and went to sleep
There in the palm of my hand

My boyfriend left me
He had had enough of me it seems
My boyfriend left me
Now my days are placeholders between dreams

I’m so thrilled he finally split
Things are better in every way
My life is just about perfect now that
I can spend more time with Dave

Dr. Rockenstein

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