Demo Track recorded on three grey days in January 2018
lyrics
Maybe it's the light playing tricks on my eyes
But I think you're someone I might recognize
I couldn't see the forest for the light through the trees
We can blame it on the light playing tricks on my eyes
Or maybe we can blame the Sun King
And you know it's not important, ‘cause it never got reported
Gone without a trace, your life was erased
All because you had the same face
And now that he's dead, they groom you instead
So you'd better call the cops! You'd better call the cops!
‘Cause your whole life was stolen, and Mr Campbell's gone
Your wife was stolen and all your things are stolen (they were stolen)
And you can call me an impostor, it's easy for you to say
But it's not that important, ‘cause it never got reported
Though your whole life was stolen, and all your things are stolen (they were stolen)
He lived so many more years, past the death of Billy Shears
And the life of Billy Shears saw so many more years
So you'd better call the cops! You'd better call the cops!
‘Cause: your whole life was stolen
All your words are stolen
All your chords are stolen
And every song was stolen (they were stolen)
And as I look down at my beer, I let the harmonies wash over me
I let the rhymes just come to me
But Mr Campbell’s gone, his life taken to fill another one
So you'd better call the cops! You'd better call the cops!
‘Cause: your whole life was stolen
All your words are stolen
All your chords are stolen
And every song was stolen (they were stolen)
credits
from Hopper (Demo),
released January 31, 2018
Written and performed by Hopper. All Rights reserved.
Recorded analog by Andy Davis at SubModern Audio, Providence RI
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