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Of Dreams and Things, Reality Check (first​-​take demo version)

from I Made You A Demo Album, But I Set It On Fire [Jan 2012] (Alternative Punk Metal) by eddielagato

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This track is written in the style of The Lawrence Arms. Listen to their songs "Great Lakes, Great Escapes" and "There's No Place Like a Stranger's Floor" and you'll understand... This track also references the feel of "Boatless Booze Cruise Part 1," "The Devil's Takin' Names," and "Hey, What Time is 'Pensacola: Wings of Gold' On, Anyway?" (Go listen to them! Great songs, great punk band!)

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I remember like yesterday when you put me in my place
With my hands upon your backside and your soul upon my face
You reminded me just what it felt like to never be alone
Then you shot me to my deathbed with the collar on the phone
I'm going home...

What am I left with when I'm running out of hope
I'm gunning out of options, grasping every wretched rope
My deepest downs are pulling to my utter pit of shame
And when I've reached the bottom will I even know my name?

Just when I think I'm at my worst
An angelic savior vampire comes to wet her demon thirst


But I'm a man, I can change, and I can feel, tho it's strange,
There's some good things 'round the corner and I'm piloting this train
Though I've nothing much to live for, I've got a lot to live
And it should go without saying I've a lot of love to give

So here's the plan:
I'll make myself a man,
I'll conquer all my fears
I'll take you by the hand
In six months to a year...


So what of skill and talent when the presentation's shot
When band is made of nothing and is passed out on the lot
The cloak-and-dagger drum line does a stunning spinnerette
And everybody ever's watching, but no one gives a sh-

Just when I think I'm at my worst
An angelic savior vampire comes to quench her demon thirst


But I'm a man, I can change, and I can feel, tho it's strange,
There's some good things 'round the corner and I'm piloting this train
Though I've nothing much to live for, I've got a lot to live
And it should go without saying I've a lot of love to give

So here's the plan:
I'll make myself a man,
I'll conquer all my fears
I'll take you by the hand
IN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR...


But Stop: Reality Check, it's all a foolish dream
I've got a self-tied noose around my neck, with sulfur in the seams
It's a daily battle just to live, a war I cannot win
And all I've really got to give is all I've ever been

so tell me what you see...
Once truth has set us free...

DO YOU SEE ME?
DO YOU SEE ME?
DO YOU SEE ME?
DO YOU SEE ME?

do you see... anything?

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This page contains various songs created by Sam Hapner over the years. There's quite a variety, so give various things a listen, one or two in each section. Years and average genres are show for each collection of songs. Some are great, some are horrible, all are by me. Sam. ... more

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