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Where Were You When the Fun Stopped

from Liam King by Liam King

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People were always surprised to see me
But I couldn't figure out why
When I stared them in the face they looked at me
Like I was going to die

For a while I thought I was running
From the demons in my back woods
But in the end it turned out I'd gone
Farther than any man should

No one tried to stop me
when I balanced on a ledge
But by that time I couldn't make sense
of what I, myself had said

1000 years is a long long time
But it's not tomorrow
My head was full of questions still
And what I had borrowed

From the communal knife on my table
Looking me in the eye
But I never knew how fast
He could drive

I thought I'd found an answer
Within the hexagons of my mind
Before the future was laid upon me
On colored sheets of paper, bright & lined

Video screens had a hold on me
Til I took them by surprise
"Meaning business means not wearing a suit,"
A drunken hobo cried

I saw my love in reflection once
Beneath a starry sky
"But here is not real when you've come & gone enough"
I lied as I lied

And I saw a young girl crying
As his mouth told the sad tale
Of how he worked so hard, just to see
His deep-rooted lover fail

A haze had filled the barroom,
Led by a flourescent blue
That tried to hide the facts beneath
A well-placed layer of glue

So hold on to your lover
Hold on for the son
Hold the woolen covers over your concealed gun

A paved path led up the hillside
Through a doorway in my mind
Standing at a sea of Nightfall
I couldn't see with my own eyes

He said "Drink this now & quickly,
then get ready to watch the show"
As he slept behind his eyelids
which stayed open while they were closed

He sometimes had to end things
when he needed a bit of rest
But he would've felt much better
If he'd got those things off of his chest

Then why is it 'round April
I would feel rarely fooled
Til the wind drops on the overpass
So low, and cool

And I felt the ink stain the paper
as I signed it with my pen
Knowing that it would be filed in a box
Labelled "This was Then"

To be read by a city girl
Who'd come to visit, for a while
Serving drinks and magic tricks
Without any hint of style

I didn't want to leave her,
But my thoughts had been severely stressed
By bits of piano an' movie clips
That played out at her behest

But her face was kept out of focus
By my own concerned eye
So as a serenade played on a guitar hand-made
I kissed my nerves goodbye

A dedicated Jukebox
Played out on the carpeted stage
While the band sang "Happy Birthday"
for those who'd just come of age

Like a reanimated Corpse
Who's seen too much, too soon
I was happy to play a number
To a quickly-emptying room

An eternal voice came calling
Unsure of what I'd said
I couldn't turn down the comfort
Of my own empty bed

There's something on my mind today
I can't put my finger on
A pain in my head that won't fade away
Words to an unwritten song

Don't replace the things you thought
Were never gonna come for you
You stretch out beyond all sight, you're forever
You

You felt the sun rise on yah
But I couldn't comprehend
I only felt it appropriate
To finish to the end

Where were you when the fun stopped
And when it all broke down?
Were you crossing a bridge on a moonless night
Oon the dark side of town?

As I wandered through a forest
With my guitar in hand
Knee-deep in emotions
Too thick to understand

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from Liam King, released August 11, 2007

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Liam King Ontario

I want to be Buckaroo Banzai when I grow up.

In the meantime, I make a variety of weirdly personal & experimental music, and enjoy doing so. I hope you enjoy it too! :)

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