Category Archives: Music

Book of Songs: Picnic

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“The Damsels in Distress: Book of Songs” is a Paper Opera project to include all of The Damsels in Distress songs. Each page will include song lyrics and an accompanying illustrated image of each song.

Album: The Family Album

Picnic

It’s a nice day for a picnic. It’s a nice day for a picnic. It’s a nice day for a picnic. Won’t you join me dear?
They said you were homesick for another place to live.
You said it was the state of mind that you were in, and you just needed to be challenged.
So we packed a basket full of food, and went down to the park.
(We) waved hello to all the families there, and their dogs.

It’s a nice day for a picnic. It’s a nice day for a picnic. It’s a nice day for a picnic. It’s so nice, won’t you join me dear?

You have so much potential.
I can see straight through your straight face.
Don’t get discouraged cause you’re on the winning team.
Yeah, you’re on the winning team.

bandcamp picnic

Book of Songs: Home Sweet Home

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“The Damsels in Distress: Book of Songs” is a Paper Opera project to include all of The Damsels in Distress songs. Each page will include song lyrics and an accompanying illustrated image of each song.

Album: Little Rock to Springfield

Home Sweet Home

Fresh cilantro and ripe tomatoes to grow in our garden.
And when you enter in this space,
There will be a special place,
For you to feel at home.

You can sit where you please.
Enjoy your tea.
And say what you need.

You can sit where you please.
Come and enjoy your tea.
And say what you need.

La La La.

bandcamp homesweethome

Book of Songs: Underwater

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“The Damsels in Distress: Book of Songs” is a Paper Opera project to include all of The Damsels in Distress songs. Each page will include song lyrics and an accompanying illustrated image of each song.

Album: This is Art

Underwater

“Underwater” is instrumental. Micah and Lauren are talking in the background.

bandcamp underwater

Book of Songs: Neutron Rising

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“The Damsels in Distress: Book of Songs” is a Paper Opera project to include all of The Damsels in Distress songs. Each page will include song lyrics and an accompanying illustrated image of each song.

Album: This is Art

Neutron Rising

Little boy kicking down the street picks up a rock at his feet and throws it toward the sky.
Little girl, elbows on the window out the corner of her eye.
Lalalalalala Lalalalalala Lalalalalala Lalalalalala (symbol crash)

Teacher asks the question that no one ever asks.
Teacher asks the question that no one ever asks.
Confused speechless, looks throughout the class.
From the back two hands raise toward the sky as they reply, “it’s a neutron rising.”

Like a neutron rising. Like a neutron rising. It’s a neutron rising.

Book of Songs: Amber Gray

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“The Damsels in Distress: Book of Songs” is a Paper Opera project to include all of The Damsels in Distress songs. Each page will include song lyrics and an accompanying illustrated image of each song.

Album: This is Art

Amber Gray

Where are all the things that you will buy me? Where are all the times you laid beside me?
Where is the candy? Where are the flowers? Where are all the love stories? Love stories.

I had a paper doll. Her name was Amber Gray. She fit into my fingers; I liked to play along. Paper dolls, their papered hearts. Paper dolls, their paper hearts.

Where are all the things that you will buy me? Where are all the times you laid beside me? Where is the passion? Where is the romance? Where are all the love stories? Love stories.

Amber Gray went away. And what a surprise, everybody does (dies).
And who am I to speak my mind? Got caught in a mouth trap. Don’t know the time (don’t know the time).
I start to cry (I start to cry). I start to cry.

I love you with my paper heart. I love you with this paper love. I love you with my paper heart. I love you. I love you.