Lady Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Thanksgiving in Sacramento

Loosely inspired by Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy".

Lyrics:

There is no looking back no more
Past is in the past
There is no looking back no more
The future’s here
The future’s here

I don’t know why
I don’t know why
Can you tell me
I don’t know why
I don’t know why
This world is so crazy

I don’t know why
I don’t know why
Can you tell me
I don’t know why
I don’t know why
This world is so crazy

They told me to look in a book 
So I looked in a book
But I didn’t find the answer there
Then they told me to blow up my television
Well I don’t know if I really wanna do that
And then I thought well what the hell
I’ll just go ahead and blow up the damn TV
Why not, maybe that’ll help
So I did, I blew it up
I blew it into a million pieces
Stuff was everywhere man
And then I went back to the book
I looked in the book
And I’ll be damned if the answer wasn’t right there in the book
You know it was 42
You know the answer was 42

There is no looking back no more
Past is in the past
There is no looking back no more
The future’s here
The future’s here

I don’t know why
I don’t know why
Can you tell me
I don’t know why
I don’t know why
This world is so crazy

I don’t know why
I don’t know why
Can you tell me
I don’t know why
I don’t know why
This world is so crazy

They told me to look inside
And they told me to look outside
And they told me to look up and look down
And I looked all around and I you know I saw stuff, but
I didn’t see the answer until I went back to that book
That damned book that I talked about earlier
And the answer was still in there
And the answer was still 42
The answer was still 42
The answer was still 42
The answer was still 42
42

The weather report, as told at the intersection of yacht rock avenue  and hlllbilly rap street.

Lyrics:

The day was overcast
But clouds never last
You gotta see right through ‘em
There’s really nothing to ‘em

And then turn up the music!

There’s something in the air and it sounds like a song
Sing along with this one and you won’t go wrong
Do a little rap and you get a little funky
I don’t even care if you sound like a junkie
Everybody talks and everybody says stuff
Everybody’s weak but everybody talks tough
Everybody knows but they still say what’s up
Everybody sleeps not everybody wakes up

Don’t you ever wonder why there’s so much hate
Don’t you ever think that it’s not so great
Don’t you ever wish they had a little more heart
Don’t you wanna kick ‘em ’til they all get smart
Now you do a little rock and you do a little roll
You’ll be crazy in about a half an hour
Your past will come and follow you down
A little bit of sweet and a whole lot of sour
None of that will matter if you live it like you mean it
Life gets mean and everyone’s seen it
One more thing take it or leave it
The world won’t stop and you better believe it

And now the sun’s creeping out
Well what’s all that about
Make sure you don’t lose it
And then turn up the music!

Imaginary Weather Report

I recorded this the day BEFORE my heart attack. Ironically, it's called Take Another Breath and luckily for me I am still breathing!

Lyrics:

Everyone moves just a little bit slower
Picking up slack but putting it lower
Coming from a world that is much too fast
Waiting for something or anything to last
A vision of the old world came to my shack
I played with the volume then I put it back
Sliced off a piece with a carving knife
Took another breath then got on with my life

Double up on nothing when you need it more
Lacerate the time and settle the score
Bet your life on money get paid off on sorrow
If you don’t like today then there’s always tomorrow
Tell yourself to hope it’s a line like a razor
Button up your seatbelt and ride on a laser
The slow ride’s a go ride on a crystalline track
So take another breath and never look back 

Take Another Breath

Written by and all vocals by me. Loops by Apple.

Lyrics:

Row row row that boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is just a dream

I had a dream last night
And it was very long
Nothing right and
Nothing wrong
I had to go up to the sky
I had to go ‘cause I was gonna die
I was gonna die
But I didn’t
It was just a dream
You know what that means
Something wrong is in my head
Something that makes me scream
But it was just a dream
Just a dream

Another bloodshot night
Fighting the same private war
Running from the truth like a politician
Hiding my face but shooting at the stars
Charging like a bull or a BankAmericard
The game of life is getting much too hard
For every forward step you’re penalized ten yards
I don’t think the tide will turn
The only way people seem to learn
Is by getting hurt or getting burned
So I call on fate to shove me through that door
Where the future has it out with the past
And everything has meaning
But nothing seems to last
Nothing lasts Nothing lasts
It’s not gonna last
Temporary

Looking back I wonder how we got this far
But where we’re going is so far away from where we are
Looking back I wonder how we got this far
But where we’re going is so far away from where we are

Another bloodshot night
(Repeat to fade)

Row row row that boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is just a dream
(Also repeat to fade)

42

Steven Reule

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