Book of Songs: Gailey’s

“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

Gailey’s

My name is Alfred I was born in a small town diner.
And now I live in a loft above Gailey’s.
And when I smile, the waitresses shake my hand.
And when I frown the cooks turn around and say, “hello.”

And I’ve never been lonely. I’ve never been lonely. I’ve never been lonely before now.

Yesterday I decided to eat at home.
I thought a thirty-three year old man should be able to eat alone.
So I made myself some pancakes with blueberries.
And tested out my mature theories.

And I’ve never been lonely. I’ve never been lonely. I’ve never been lonely before now.

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Book of Songs: Walking MIles

“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

Walking Miles

Hey Lauren, what are you doing here?
One, two, three, four.

And I’m just sitting here thinking of ways I can motivate myself to do these things I hold dear. And you’re just wandering how I could do all that math and problem solving in my head.

But I’d walk a mile to see you smile.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And I’d say out loud how I’m really proud.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Book of Songs: Readjusting

“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

Readjusting

Oh, I’m  going to take two days off work next week to go back home to Arkansas , but then I’ll be back when you are gone.

Readjusting, what’s to come? I don’t know when I’ll be home.

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Book of Songs: Sister

“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

Sister

I like you. You are so cute when you laugh at all my jokes.
When I came to your house for dinner with your parents it was fun.
We played board games all night long and your sister won every one.
We get along quite famously, but quite frankly your sister scares me.

Lalala

I like it when we hold hands as I’m driving you home.
You invite me in for tea.
Your house always smells like painting.
We get along quite famously, but to be honest your sister scares me.

Ahaha

When you invited me to come away with you to meet your parents in Little Rock.
She was there she asked me questions I don’t have the answers to.
Like what am I going to do about you.
What am I going to say when I grow up.
How am I going to make money to feed you.
I don’t know.

To be honest your sister scares me.

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Book of Songs: French Song

“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

French Song

Never summer. Always winter.
Never sunny. Always cloudy.
When it rains I hide my eyes.
When it’s cold she always wore a scarf.

Never stopping to tie shoelace.
Always walking at the same pace.
Now her footsteps rings like a telephone in a dreaming ever waking.

Now and then, near or far.
Same breeze blowing, hush hush going.
What is this? A faint growing. Could this be a new idea?

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala la la la.

What is this? A faint growing. Could this be a new idea?

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