Every single That Handsome Devil / Godforbid song, all of them, in one playlist.
Massive thanks to Lazy Jake on youtube for getting all of the songs and making the original playlist

Inside You

Hoodlum

lyrics:
ANTHONY:
OUR MAP IS OLD, THE SIGNS ARE WRONG
BUT SINGING SONGS, WE ROLL ALONG
THE WIDE OPEN SPACES 
OF THE LAND OF THE FREE

AS THE SETTING SUN GROWS BRIGHTER
THE TOWNS AROUND GET WHITER 
JOEY STAYS SMILING AS
ALL EYES TURN TO ME

HAO:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY, GAZE AT TAXIDERMY SHOPS
SEE YOUR BEADY EYES UP THERE NEXT!

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
GETTING CIRCLED BY CROPS,
WATCH YOUR SERVICE DWINDLE DOWN TO TEXT

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
WHAT’S MORE EXCITING AND NEW?

JOEY/JOZEF:
WOLF IN SHEEP COUNTRY

ANTHONY/HAO:
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH 

ALL:
SOMEONE WHO’S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE YOU!

ANTHONY:
REST STOPS BEGIN FEELING STRANGE
BIT MORE LIKE A FIRING RANGE
PULLING OVER FEELS LIKE LIFE-AND-DEATH
JOEY TELLS ME THEY DON’T MIND

HAO/ANTHONY:
BUT THEY CAN TELL I’M NOT THEIR KIND
SO I’D RATHER HOLD MY BLADDER THAN HOLD MY BREATH

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK

HAO:
TEETH AND CLAWS COULD COME FROM ANY DIRECTION

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

 HAO:
‘ROUND THESE PARTS, YOU BETTER CARRY PROTECTION!

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

JOEY/JOZEF:
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

ALL:
EVERYBODY BETTER BEWARE!
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

JOEY (turning to HAO):
CHRIST!

HAO (turning to JOZEF):
AH!

JOZEF (turning to ANTHONY):
HELP!

ANTHONY (turning to ALL):
FUCK!

ALL:
EVERYBODY ’S IN FOR A SCARE!

HAO:
I LEARNED TO COPY WHAT THEY WEAR,
CUT AND COMBED AND SLICKED MY HAIR
MAKE SURE NO ONE LOOKS AT ME TOO CLOSELY

TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME AT NIGHT
I’M NOT LOOKIN’ FOR A FIGHT
STAY ALONE AND MIND MY BUSINESS
(with a glance at JOZEF)
…MOSTLY

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
PERFECT ALL OF YOUR SMILES
SO YOU LOOK A BIT LESS LIKE A THREAT

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
NO ONE LIKE YOU FOR MILES

HAO/JOZEF:
(to ANTHONY)
AT LEAST YOUR BOYFRIEND HASN’T NOTICED YET

ANTHONY:
AND YOU SHOULD BE HAVING FUN
YOU CAME HERE ON VACATION
IF YOU’RE GONNA BE UPSET, GO BACK TO WORK

BUT NOW LOOK WHAT I’VE DONE
I’M CRYING OUT OF FRUSTRATION
TRYING NOT TO RUIN IT LIKE A JERK

HE’S IN THE KITCHEN CHOPPING ONION
FRYING PORK TO PATSY CLINE
HAPPY PLAYING AT PAUL BUNYAN
THE LEAST I CAN DO IS SAY I’M FINE

ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
I CAN USE WHAT I’VE GOT
MAKE THEIR MOUNTAINS MY NEW FRONTIER

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
LIKE IT OR NOT

ALL:
BUT I’M BUILDING A HOME RIGHT HERE!

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
THOUGH IT FEELS LESS THAN GREAT
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
WE ALL LEARN TO TOLERATE
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
I’LL TAKE WHAT I’M GRANTED

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
I’LL GROW WHERE I’M PLANTED!
I’M A SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
BUT HERE I’LL

ALL:
STAY!

Sheep In Wolf Country (GHOST STORY demo)

strangers introduce me to you

(JOEY and ANTHONY are holding a photo of JOZEF and HAO cooking in the kitchen, with HAO smiling affectionately at JOZEF, who watches him with adoration. They look at a new photo and HAO and JOZEF again take the poses captured in the photo elsewhere in the house. JOEY and ANTHONY wander around and through these vignettes but cannot disrupt them.)

ANTHONY
THIS WHOLE TIME, THERE’D BEEN LOVERS HERE BEFORE
IT’S IN THE SCUFFS ON THE FLOORBOARDS AND THE DOOR
DIFFERENT HAIRS LEFT ON THE COMB
THEY MUST HAVE MADE A HOME
A PLACE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND YOU
A HEAVEN WE COULD LIVE IN, TOO

JOEY
THEY MUST HAVE LOVED HERE THE SAME WAY I LOVE YOU
IT’S IN THE CURTAINS WHEN BIRDSONG TUMBLES THROUGH
INITIALS CARVED IN WOOD
IT MUST HAVE BEEN SO GOOD
A PAINTING BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE
A HEAVEN WE COULD LIVE IN, TOO

JOEY/ANTHONY
SOMEDAY SOMEONE COULD LOOK THROUGH OUR PHOTOS, TOO
PALE AND FLEETING
CAUGHT IN A FRAME, OUR GLANCES REMAIN ASKEW
NEVER MEETING
THEIR PHOTO IS A VERSION OF OURS WITH A SMILE
SO WHY CAN’T WE MANAGE TO PRETEND FOR A WHILE?
WHAT ANSWER DID THEY HAVE THAT WE OUGHT TO KNOW?
WHO REMEMBERS? 
HOW DID THEY FAN THEIR SPARK SO THE FLAME COULD GROW
INTO EMBERS?
IF THEY WERE AS PERFECT AS THEY APPEAR
WHAT CHASED THEM AWAY?
AND IS IT STILL HERE?

(they turn warily back towards each other)

THEY FELT SO HAPPY, SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? 
IT’S IN THE COBWEBS AND THINGS WE CAN’T DISCUSS
IT’S IN THE ECHO OF A FIGHT
IN THE SHEETS KICKED OFF AT NIGHT
IN THE SLAM OF BROKEN FENCES
IN THE COUNTING OF EXPENSES
THE CLOTHES LEFT ON THE FLOOR
I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE

IF THEIR HEAVEN WAS ANYTHING
LIKE WHAT I WANTED WITH YOU
IT’S A HEAVEN THAT WE’D NEVER GET INTO
A PLACE TOO PRISTINE FOR THE AWFUL THINGS WE DO
A HEAVEN THAT WE’D NEVER GET INTO
A HEAVEN THAT WE’D NEVER GET INTO
A HEAVEN THAT WE’D NEVER
GET INTO

A Heaven We Could Live In, Too (GHOST STORY Demo)

lyrics:
ANTHONY

IF WE MET UP AGAIN
WE WOULD GET COCOA
ARRANGED OVER TEXT
IN YOUR TACITURN WAY

IF WE MET UP AGAIN
SOMEWHERE IN NOHO
I’D GET A PASTRY
‘CAUSE I KNOW YOU’D PAY
AND I’D HAVE COMPOSURE BUT I’D BE DIRECT
ASK FOR SOME CLOSURE BUT ASK WITH RESPECT

YOU’VE BEEN SET UP AGAIN
WHO ARE YOU DATING?
DO YOU BUTCHER HIS NAME?
IS THIS A TREND?

THOUGH IF YOU CHANGE TASTE IN MEN,
IS THAT MORE GRATING?
IF HE’S WHITE OR MORE AMERICAN;
SO HOTTER IN COMPARISON;
BETTER AT PLAYING PRETEND?
AND WOULD YOU DARE TELL ME MY ACCENT IMPROVED?
OR WOULD YOU STARE BLANKLY, POLITELY REMOVED?

LAST WEEKEND, IN A PARTY GAME
I SAID IF I KILLED A PERSON
YOU COULD BE THAT PERSON
IF I HAD TO LOSE ONE

AND IF I REALLY HAD TO
IN THE HYPOTHETICAL
YOU WOULD BE THAT PERSON
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ONE

IF WE MET UP, I’D HIDE BEHIND YOUR OFFICE WATER COOLER
AND STAB YOU IN THE NECK WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RULER
THAT THIN METAL ONE YOU KEEP INSIDE YOUR PENCIL CASE
YOU CAN MEASURE THE INCHES I SHOVE IN YOUR FACE

IF WE MET UP, I’D GUT YOU IN THE ALLEY BY A CLUB
OR YOUR FAVORITE OVERPRICED GASTROPUB
I’D SLIP SOME POISON INTO YOUR GLASS OF WHISKEY NEAT
SCATTER YOU AROUND THE PARK FOR SOME RACCOONS TO EAT

IF WE MET UP AGAIN…

IF WE MET UP AGAIN
WE WOULD GET COCOA
WHAT’S IN THE COCOA?
WHO CAN SAY

If We Met Up Again (GHOST STORY demo)

lyrics:
HAO:
I HOPE I'M NOT RIGHT
I HOPE YOU WON'T THINK ME INSANE
BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH JÓZEF

I WILL NOT LOOK ASIDE
FROM WHAT THOUGHTS I ENTERTAIN
I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH JÓZEF

HE COMES HOME TOO EARLY
COMES HOME TOO LATE
COMES HOME TOO DRUNK
WANTS FOOD ON HIS PLATE

A DIFFERENT STEP
A DIFFERENT SMELL
FORGETS A SONG
HE SHOULD KNOW WELL
FORGETS A SONG
HE SHOULD KNOW WELL

SOMETHING HIDES INSIDE YOUR SKIN
I DON’T KNOW WHEN I LET IT IN
WATER DROPLETS ON THE DOOR
I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE

ONLY BREATHING WHEN YOU’RE GONE
SEEKING MULES I’M SITTING ON
WATER PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR
I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE

HIS SKIN TOO LOOSE
HIS VOICE TOO LOW
HIS EYES TOO SCARED
I STOP, HE'LL GO

HIS BED IS DARK
HE PLAYS TOO ROUGH
HE CALLS ME 'LOVE'
BUT NOT ENOUGH
HE CALLS ME 'LOVE'
BUT NOT ENOUGH

SOMETHING HIDES BEHIND YOUR EYES
SOMETHING FEEDS ON MY SURPRISE
SOMETHING THAT I CAN’T IGNORE
I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE

YOU FORGET THE WAY WE WALKED
ONLY SHOUT THE WAY WE TALKED
ASKING WHAT I’M FRIGHTENED FOR
I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE

MY GRANDFATHER SAID NOT TO PLAY NEAR THE SHORE
IF SOMEONE HAD DROWNED THEMSELVES THERE BEFORE
THEIR GHOST GRABS YOUR ANKLE AND SWITCHES YOUR PLACES
A GHOST WITH A THOUSAND FAMILIAR FACES

WHEN DID YOU CHANGE? 
WHY WASN’T I THERE? 
WHY DID YOU DROWN? 
WHY COME UP FOR AIR? 

I WILL CAST OUT A ROPE
TO THE AFTERLIFE’S SEA
YOU WILL NOT HAVE HIM
YOU WILL NOT HAVE ME 

I HOPE I’M RIGHT
I HOPE YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU WANTED
HOW DARE YOU WRONG MY JÓZEF? 

I HOPE I’M RIGHT 
I DON’T KNOW WHY THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED
HOW DARE YOU WRONG MY JÓZEF?

I Don't Know You Anymore (GHOST STORY demo)

lyrics:
HAO:
HERE ARE SOME SWEETS. 
CANDIES, APPLE, 
HONEY FROM YOUR BEES.
YOU DON’T LIKE SWEETS.
JUST BLACKENED COFFEE,
LEMON-FLAVORED TEAS. 

IF I CAN’T TEMPT YOU BACK WITH THESE,
I WILL TRY WITH MEMORY.
THIS LANTERN BRIDGE IS MADE OF WORDS.
PLEASE FOLLOW THEM TO ME.

I’VE ALWAYS LOVED SWEETS, 
SEX, AND SLEEPING, 
THE PLEASURES OF THE EARTH.
MY MOTHER SAID GODS
DON’T CARE FOR PLEASURE.
THEY SEEK A HIGHER BIRTH. 

BUT IF I CAME BACK AS YOUR CAT
OR A WORM INSIDE YOUR EAR.
I COULD STILL STAY WITH YOU
SOMEWHERE VERY NEAR.
I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE A GOD.
CLOUDS ARE ALL THEY CARE ABOUT.
WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT,
I BREATHE IN
YOU BREATHE OUT

SOME DAYS I COME HOME
SWEATING, WEARY, 
ITCHING FOR A FIGHT. 
AND THEN YOU TOUCH ME,
TENDER, GOLDEN, 
MY CHEST POURS OUT WITH LIGHT. 

AND I DON’T NEED TO SAY A WORD,
DON’T NEED WATER, FOOD, OR REST. 
LIKE A FISH FINDING THE OCEAN, 
MY HEAD DIVES TO YOUR CHEST. 
THERE ARE NO THOUGHTS TO CLOUD IT.
NO PROMISES TO DOUBT.
WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT
I BREATHE IN
YOU BREATHE OUT

ANTHONY:
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HE’D FEEL IN YOUR PLACE?
YOUR FACES CAN TOUCH
BUT THERE’S ALWAYS A SPACE.
AND THAT TINY REFLECTION
OF YOU IN HIS EYES
DO YOU LOVE HIM OR JUST
WHAT HIS LAST NAME IMPLIES? 

(HAO, mildly amused, takes ANTHONY’s hands and gives him one of the incense sticks. They place and light the incense.) 

HAO:
WITHOUT LOVE, TASTY SWEETS
LEAVE YOU STARVING FOR MORE
WITHOUT LOVE, YOU HAVE SEX
BUT IT FEELS LIKE A CHORE
WITHOUT LOVE, TASTY SWEETS
LEAVE YOU STARVING FOR MORE
WITHOUT LOVE, YOU HAVE SEX
BUT IT FEELS LIKE A CHORE
BUT WITH LOVE, RUNNING WATER
IS AS FILLING AS STEW
WHAT IF YOU CARE FOR HIM
THE WAY HE CARES FOR YOU?

(JÓZEF begins to become more corporeal as HAO and ANTHONY sing together) 

HAO:
YOU MAKE ME NEW SWEETS- 

ANTHONY:
YOU BUY ICED COFFEE-

HAO:
WITH SPICES WE SHARED. 

ANTHONY:
YOU WAIT UP AT NIGHT-

HAO:
YOU ROAST ME A PEPPER- 

ANTHONY:
YOU HUM WHEN I’M SCARED. 

ANTHONY/HAO:
AND YOU DON’T NEED TO SAY A WORD.
I’D DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
PASSING FAVORS BACK AND FORTH,
MAKING ONE LIFE OUT OF TWO.
WHY DENY THE SWEETS
YOU’D HAVE A BITTER LIFE WITHOUT? 
WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT

(HAO touches a hand to ANTHONY’s wrist to stop him from singing)

HAO:
I BREATHE IN. 

(He waits.)

HAO:
I BREATHE IN. 

(He waits.) 

HAO:
I BREATHE IN. 

JÓZEF:
(with great effort)
I BREATHE OUT. 

(HAO looks up, finally seeing JÓZEF for the first time, and collapses into his arms.)

I Breathe In, You Breathe Out (GHOST STORY demo)

[ANTHONY and JOEY, in a bar that is really just their apartment. Younger and hungrier. ANTHONY perches by the edge of the stage, looking into the dance floor like he is going to fall off in a second. JOEY leans on the bar with affected casualness, but after he shifts a little to sip his drink, he carefully repositions himself exactly back to where he was. Neither of them are dancing.]

ANTHONY:
TRY NOT TO WISH THAT I’D JUST STAYED HOME IN BED
TRY TO IGNORE GUYS TALKING OVER MY HEAD
CHOKE DOWN A CHASER, PRETENDING TO TEXT
MAKE SURE MY LOCK SCREEN CROPS OUT MY EX

JOEY:
TRY NOT TO FREEZE AGAINST A FOREST OF EYES
PULL DOWN MY JEANS TO TRY AND BREAK UP MY THIGHS
TRY NOT TO SPEAK SO MY VOICE DOESN’T CRACK
IGNORE HOW THEY TITTER WHEN I TURN MY BACK

ANTHONY/JOEY:
BUT THIS WILL BE GOOD

JOEY:
DESIRE LIGHTS ME UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE

ANTHONY/JOEY:
THIS WILL BE GOOD

ANTHONY:
BUT EVERY HEATED GLANCE I CATCH AT MISSES ME

ANTHONY/JOEY:
THIS WILL BE GOOD, AS GOOD AS I CAN DO
'CAUSE BOTTOM-FEEDERS ARE STILL FISH IN THE SEA
JUST LOOK, I'LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

ANTHONY:
I SEE THIS ALL-AMERICAN BOY BY THE BAR
HIS SHIRT'S STILL ON, DOES HE KNOW WHERE WE ARE? 
LEANING LIKE HE'S LOOKING FOR HIS PICKET FENCE
HE'S NODDING TO THE MUSIC BUT HIS SHOULDERS ARE TENSE
I'M ALWAYS SOMEONE'S PORCELAIN DOLL
OR HIS BRITTLE DREAM OF BAMBOO
I CAN BE THE BOY YOU NEED 
IF YOU SNAP ME RIGHT IN TWO

AND WHO ARE YOU,
ALL CORN-SILK HAIR AND MAPLE TREE,
DON'T YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK I KNOW YOU WANT FROM ME? 

I SWEAR I'M STILL GOOD
THE LAST BRUISED PEACH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN
I’M STILL GOOD
SINCE WHEN IS NOT BEING CHOSEN A SIN?
I'M GOOD, AS GOOD AS ANY OF YOU
‘CAUSE THE RUNT OF THE LITTER TRIES HARDEST TO WIN
I SWEAR I'LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

JOEY:
DON'T SNIFF THE BAIT IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BITE
IT'S GETTING LATE, IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT
I DON’T WANT TO BE YOUR “ONLY EXCEPTION”
OR TREATED LIKE A BACHELORETTE
I CAN REEL YOU IN WITH A PRIMED PERCEPTION
BUT I HAVEN'T MASTERED HOOK-AND-SINKER YET

AND WHO ARE YOU,
WITH PRETTY EYES, SOFT INGENUE, 
DON'T YOU KNOW
WHO I THINK YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO? 

I SWEAR I'M STILL GOOD
THE CRUSHED UP CHIPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG
I'M STILL GOOD
I COULD HAVE A DATE, BUT I'M JUST GOING STAG
I'M GOOD, AS GOOD AS ANY OF YOU
THE KID WHO'S IT ALWAYS WANTS TO PLAY TAG
I SWEAR I’LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

JOEY:
GOD, YOU'RE FLAWLESS

ANTHONY:
GOD, YOU'RE STUNNING

JOEY/ANTHONY:
YOUR LOVE COULD MAKE ME PERFECT, TOO

ANTHONY:
MY HAIR WOULD BE BLONDER-

JOEY:
MY VOICE WOULD BE LOWER-

JOEY/ANTHONY:
I’LL WAKE UP JUST AS HOT AS YOU

AND I WON’T HAVE ANY REASON
NOT TO DANCE IN THE LIGHT

JOEY:
I KNOW YOU'LL REGRET THIS-

ANTHONY:
YOU'LL REGRET THIS

JOEY/ANTHONY:
BUT I'LL GET YOU FOR TONIGHT

BUT I SWEAR YOU'RE STILL GOOD
SO NO NEED TO LOOK FOR BRUISES THAT I COULDN'T SEE
YEAH, YOU'RE STILL GOOD
BECAUSE I MIGHT DISCOVER YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME
YOU'RE GOOD,
BUT MAYBE IF YOU ARE THEN YOU CAN TEACH ME TO BE
STILL GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

Good Enough (GHOST STORY demo)

JÓZEF:
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
DOWN TO DEAD END GULCH
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO LOCKS ON THE DOOR 

JÓZEF/HAO:
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
DOWN TO DEAD END GULCH
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO LOCKS ON THE DOOR 

JOEY/ANTHONY/JOZEF/HAO:
PAST THE MILE HIGH BRIDGE
DOWN THE DEAD END GULCH
THERE’S A PLACE NO-ONE LOVES ANYMORE 

ANTHONY:
WHERE THE POWER LINE RATTLES

JOEY:
WHERE THE PIPES CREAK A SONG

ANTHONY:
WHERE THE WINDOWSILLS SHUDDER

JOEY:
AND IN SHORT, NOTHING’S WRONG  

JOEY/ANTHONY/JOZEF/HAO:
THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
ON A ROCKY FOUNDATION
WHERE THE GRASS LOOKS LIKE FIRE
SICK WITH ANTICIPATION

AH.... 

HAO:
PAST THE NEW WOOD BRIDGE
TO THE DEAD-END RANCH
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH ONE COLD, SPLINTERED FLOOR

JOZEF:
PAST THE NEW WOOD BRIDGE
TO THE DEAD-END RANCH
THERE’S A HOUSE NO ONE’S LIVED IN BEFORE

JOZEF:
WHERE THERE’S A FARMER

HAO:
AND AN EXILE
TRYING HARD TO BELONG 

JOZEF/HAO:
TWO RANCH HANDS
‘TILL THE SUMMER LEAVES
KNOWING IT’S TROUBLE TO LINGER TOO LONG.

JOZEF:
SHARING A ROOM

HAO:
ONE CHAIR

JOZEF:
ONE BED

JOZEF/HAO:
UNLESS SOMETHING MAKES THEM WANT TO STAY INSTEAD

AH...

ANTHONY:
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
WHEN YOUR PHONE’S ALMOST DEAD
THERE’S A HOUSE THAT LOOMS THERE LIKE A SORE

JOEY:
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
YOU MIGHT DRIVE RIGHT BY
IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

JOEY:
WHERE THERE’S A SCHOLAR

ANTHONY:
AND A BANKER
THOUGH RECENTLY UNEMPLOYED

JOEY/ANTHONY:
TWO FIANCES
WHO ARE EXACTLY ALIKE
EXCEPT FOR SOME SUBJECTS THEY’D RATHER AVOID

JOEY:
SHARING A LIFE

ANTHONY:
ONE TRIP

JOEY:
ONE CHANCE

JOEY/ANTHONY:
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THE PERFECT ROMANCE

ANTHONY/JOEY/JOZEF/HAO:
AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE
PAST THE POND AT THE BEND
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO LOCKS
AND NO NEED TO PRETEND

PAST THE END OF THE ROAD
WARNING SIGNS YOU DON’T READ
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO ANSWERS
ONLY QUESTIONS YOU NEED

JOZEF:
LIKE HOW FAR CAN YOU RUN 
BEFORE THERE’S NOWHERE TO GO?  

HAO:
LIKE IF HE SAYS YOU CAN TRUST HIM
HOW DO YOU KNOW? 

ANTHONY:
LIKE IS THE VERSION OF YOU THAT HE HAS IN HIS HEAD
SOMEONE THAT YOU’D WANT TO BE? 

JOEY:
LIKE HAVE YOU PREPARED HIM FOR ALL THAT YOU LACK
WHAT ARE THE FLAWS YOU CAN’T SEE? 

JOZEF:
LIKE WHAT ELSE ON EARTH WILL I HAVE TO DO
ONCE I FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU?

JOZEF/HAO:
LIKE HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD BRAND NEW
EACH DAY I FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU

JOZEF/HAO/ANTHONY:
LIKE HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO
IT IS YOU THINK’S IN LOVE WITH YOU.
 
JOZEF/HAO/JOEY/ANTHONY:
LIKE WHAT ELSE CAN I SWEAR IS TRUE
EXCEPT THAT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
LIKE WHAT ELSE CAN I SWEAR IS TRUE
EXCEPT THAT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU.

ANTHONY/JOEY/HAO/JOZEF:
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE 
TO THE END OF THE ROAD
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO LOCKS ON THE DOOR
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS
THERE’S A HOUSE NO-ONE SANE COMES HERE FOR

WHERE THE COWS LOW AT NIGHT
AND THE COCKS CROW BY DAY
WHERE THE DEER-PATHS ARE WAITING
TO LEAD YOU ASTRAY
PAST THE MILE FIVE BRIDGE
THE ‘NO TRESPASSING’ SIGN
THERE’S A HOUSE WITH NO NAME
WELL, NO NAME BUT MINE
WELL, NO NAME BUT MINE

There's A House (GHOST STORY demo)

JÓZEF:
IN A ROOM WITHOUT A LOCK
IN A HOUSE BUT NOT A HOME
WHERE THE LANDLORD DOESN’T KNOCK
WHERE THE LAND IS NOT OUR OWN

HOW CAN WE SPEND ALL OUR YEARS
JUMPING AT EACH CREAK AND SIGH
THERE'S A PLACE WITH FEWER FEARS
AND THAT BRIGHT MONTANA SKY

YES, NOWHERE IS SAFE
WHY NOT RISK IT THERE?
ONE BED ALL OUR OWN
ONE CAT, ONE BIG CHAIR
IF I CAN’T KISS YOU HERE
THEN JUST TELL ME WHERE.
DARLING, DON'T DIE WONDERING

I CAME HERE FOR MY PIECE OF LAND
TO OWN THE PRODUCTS OF MY SWEAT
BUT ALL I OWN IS YOUR HAND
THAT IS ALL I NEED TO GET

DON’T SEE THIS AS A SEASON
I SEE THE MIDDLE AND THE END
DON’T SURRENDER WITHOUT REASON
IT IS OUR LIFE TO DEFEND

YES, WE ARE NOT SAFE
BUT WE CAN’T HELP BUT TRY
PICTURE WINDOWS WITH CURTAINS
SEE BOCIANY IN THE SKY
AND IF WE MUST STAY
THEN JUST TELL ME WHY
DARLING, DON’T DIE WONDERING

(HAO joins the dance with JÓZEF)

I USED TO BE SCARED TO GET OLDER
NO WIFE AND NO CHILDREN, ALONE
MY HEART AND MY HEARTH WOULD GET COLDER
NO FAT BETWEEN WINTER AND BONE

(JÓZEF tilts HAO’s face up towards his)

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A MAN
WEATHERED AND BEATEN
NO YOUTH AND NO PLAN
WHOSE DAYS YOU WOULD SWEETEN
LIKE TEA. 
GETTING OLDER

HAO:
MAKING DINNERS, WASHING TIES
GETTING OLDER

JÓZEF:
NO ONE WITHERS, NO ONE DIES
GETTING OLDER

HAO:
WAISTS AND GARDENS GROWING FAST
GETTING OLDER

JÓZEF:
SOME PERFECT THINGS ARE MEANT TO LAST

HAO:
SOME PERFECT THINGS ARE MEANT TO LAST

HAO/JÓZEF:
FOREVER

IN A ROOM ABOVE A SHOP
FOUR THIN WALLS, ONE SOLID DOOR
WHERE THE NEIGHBORS NEVER MIND
WE WON’T LISTEN ANYMORE
FOR THE JINGLE OF THE KEYS
AND THE OPEN OF THE GATE
FOR THE CALLING OF THE CROWS
WHEN WE'VE WOKEN UP TOO LATE
AND WHAT ALMOST MADE UP
FOR THE SAFETY WE LACK...

(Through the list, they realize their affection for the house, and Józef reaches for HAO's hand.)

HAO:
DARLING 

JÓZEF:
DARLING
WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK

Don't Die Wondering (GHOST STORY demo)

✮  elliot valentine, he/him ✮ writing musicals with mel hornyak (they/them) under "melliot" (ghost story, adamandi, the art of pleasing princes) ✮ also pop music under "elliotly" ✮

I Breathe In, You Breathe Out (GHOST STORY demo)

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