Act 1:
The world doesn't end. John and Danielle start a band. The Cosmos calls.
lyrics
We Waited Five Years:
John: We waited five years for the world to go bust
To explode into space and scatter as dust
I tried to hold on -- wasn't sure who to trust
I didn't know about love yet
We waited five years, what a grueling routine
The assholes acted nice,
The sweethearts got mean
Mom shooed us outside, said, "Run play while you can"
The Old Man grabbed our necks, shoved shovels in our hands
Said, "We're perfectly safe, we'll dig halfway to Japan"
Oh man, I didn't know about love yet
I ran away, straight to the record store
I charged in singing that song about "Hate and War"
When, who were you, all alone by the used-vinyl bin?
Danielle: I was trying to choose between Molly Hatchet and Ringo Starr when you stumbled in
John: Stumbled in? You wore an eye patch, what could you see?
Danielle: Even with lazy eye, I could tell you were three inches shorter than me
John: The record store's record stopped just as I said out loud,
"World please, don't end now!"
We waited five years for the world to shut off
To go still and dark with a whimper and cough
We waited five years and a day
My sis marked the calendar, said, "No freaking way!"
At five years and a week
Mom opened our hatch, took a peek
When five years became six and seven,
The Old Man paced the yard grumbling, "Same hell, same heaven"
I grew at least a foot hanging by the used-vinyl bin
Waiting for a certain someone to walk back in
I didn't know about love yet
credits
from The Fall and Rise of John Elderkin and ¡Moonbeams No Mas!,
released July 15, 2017
John Elderkin- acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Danielle Howle- vocals
Don Dixon- bass guitar
Laura Thomas- violin
Chris Garges- claves
Produced by Chris Garges
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House Studio, Charlotte, NC
Bass record by Don Dixon at The Spa, Canton, OH
Violin recorded by Thom Canova at Studio m, Durham, NC
Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, South Boston, MA
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for use of the acoustic 12-string guitar!
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