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Static
03:52
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This is a place that I knew well.
We danced in close-knit circles 'til our bodies hurt like hell.
I used to own that stage, but I had to move away
Looking for bigger and better not get stuck.
People ask how I've been doing, I think they'd rather here a lie.
How you liking the big city? I've never been more lonely in my life.
I live and I work on the same street in Queens, but every time I'm in Manhattan I remember all my dreams.
At least you're in Astoria, I hear that that's the hip place.
Well we all look a little older and we all seem a little tired
Half of us hate our jobs and the rest are still trying to get hired
Is there where I change the station? Cause I'm only getting static
Was the summer my last vacation? Cause I'm starting to panic.
Josh's hair is getting longer, Deena works three jobs
Victor's band is tighter than ever. Man I really gotta catch up.
Chad and Natalie are still going strong. I forgot how much I missed them and how well we get along.
If I still had a car I would visit on the weekend.
Are we all losing touch or do we just live busy lives?
Do you think that I worry too much when you tell me that I'll be fine?
Was this a trip back home or to my parents' house? I left on my own cause they would never kick me out.
It's only been 3 months but it feels like a lifetime.
Well we all look a little older and we all seem a little tired
Half of us hate our jobs and the rest are still trying to get hired
Is there where I change the station? Cause I'm only getting static
Was the summer my last vacation? Cause I'm starting to panic.
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Jump right through my love and onto the open window
Where you sit on my sill. Wonderin' will we? Yes we will.
Am I just a bridge to you?
Am I just a bridge to you?
Jumped right through my door and onto the bedroom floor.
Close your eyes and lick your lips. Could this be? Is this it?
Am I just a bridge to you?
Am I just a bridge to you?
Jumped into my life and made a home overnight.
Sleeping soundly by my head, our goodnights go unsaid.
Am I just a bridge to you?
Am I just a bridge to you?
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Forever
02:58
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The curtains are open to let the cool air in and keep the warmth between the sheets
I'm an impractical blanket with my icicles as feet
The sunlight wakes my eyes, but you're still fast asleep
And I will wait forever while you count sheep
The mirror in the bathroom sweats of your shampoo and my bodywash and intimacy
I don't expect to waste too much time getting clean
Run your fingers through my hair and show me how to see
And we will last forever patiently
So wind me up like the watch that you bought me
Pour me one more cup of coffee
With cream that tastes like you
Maybe that will get me through
The clock in the kitchen reads half past the time you had to be out the door
We both know when you come home I won't be here anymore
But no matter where we are, I will dream of you
And we will last forever if you want me to
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Hawaiian Pizza
02:14
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I said all the songs on ukulele sound the same
You asked if songs about girls always use their real name
You said you didn't know how to feel if someone wrote a song about you
Well I failed to mention, I've already written two
You like things the best when there's a plan
Luckily I'm a real passive man
You can pick dinner and I'll still feel like a winner just to be in your company
I'll even try vegan food cause you ate Hawaiian pizza for me
Maybe I should show you this before the next time we kiss
But maybe then you won't want to see me at all
If you get this tune stuck in your head, will you still visit me in my twin bed
In the city at the start of the fall
So if you take a bus to me, there is one thing I can guarantee
I will try vegan food cause you ate Hawaiian pizza,
I'll even try vegan food cause you ate Hawaiian pizza
I'll even try vegan food cause you ate Hawaiian pizza for me
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Ride it On Home
03:48
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We're stopped like a train on it's tracks,
With a sense of direction but no way to turn back.
So let's wait it out, and if you ever have a doubt,
Well you can ride it on home, ride it on home tonight.
You can't even look my way,
With your eyes to the sky as we're saying goodbye
Don't you think it's strange? Cause I can't stand the change,
But if you wanna you can ride it on home, all the way home tonight.
How did we fall so far
From chatting away, everyday, lit by the stars?
Now I don't hear a peep from you,
But I'll be listening if you should feel the need to
Start thinking 'bout where we've been.
And I know that you know I'm not like most other men
So let's put this behind, and if you really feel inclined,
Well you can ride it on home, ride it on home tonight.
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Will Shish New York
Will Shishmanian (aka Will Shish) is a singer/songwriter, musical theater composer, and guitarist/bassist based in Queens. He wrote music and lyrics for "The Regulars: A Folk Musical" and "Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical" and is currently co-writing "REIGN: A Rock Opera". ... more
Will Shish recommends:
Addy & Dahlia: A FairyTale Musical - 2019 Demo
by Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical
Queer fairytale musical, music and lyrics by Will Shish
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