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Universe of One

by Christopher David

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1.
When you called that night it felt good to be paranoid with you it felt good to be all alone with you it felt good to be high What a sweet disaster when you revel in the sound of someone else’s pain spiraling down And on your knees, you find yourself just following the fuse cuz you kinda wanna find out what you’d lose Cuz when you called that night it felt good to be paranoid with you it felt good to be outta mind with you it felt good to be high And when you spent the night it felt good to be all alone with you it felt good to be so in love with you it felt good to be high Befitting Miss America if it would please the court The ceremony hinges on this sword Your devastating revelations from this age occur so keep your head down and get what you deserve There’s nothing here but danger by design now There’s nothing here but danger by design Cuz when you called that night it felt good to be paranoid with you it felt good to be outta mind with you it felt good to be high And when you spent the night it felt good to be all alone with you it felt good to be so in love with you it felt good to be high So get away tonight and meet me so we can go all wrong Cuz I know I wanna make you sing along Cuz when you called that night it felt good to be paranoid with you it felt good to be outta mind with you it felt good to be high And when you spent the night it felt good to be all alone with you it felt good to be so in love with you it felt good to be high it felt good to be all alone with you it felt good to be high it felt good to be so in love with you it felt good to be high
2.
Made your masterpiece out of salt and divine intervention from the cinema right Said your talk was cheap, and you were starting tonight Quoting scenes from the unfortunate fight If we never take a chance, then we lose out on all of the love from a crowd or a few Trade it all for some morality play where tomorrow will be just the same as today It’s not for nothing Eva, why’d you come? So we stood unafraid at the county divide Watching fireworks from Beverly Park Heard our friends proclaim that we were two of a kind Guess it meant that we were strapped to the ride Execution of an elegant plan Pulled a song from a hat, threw our stuff in a van Beat a path down any road we could find Watched a young Bette Davis fall over her lines Not for nothing Eva, why’d you come? It’s not for nothing Eva, why’d you come? Staggering, it’s not staggering how life can unwind Close to me, when you’re close to me I can still feel the tide Consequence or no consequence, we slaughtered ‘em, right? So I stayed up late and took some dust to the eyes Read some messages from summer ’09 Had a laugh or three then I called it a night Cuz I guess we’ll never know how it ends Left our book in the rain, now the pages are wet But when all your favorite actors are dead, you insert yourself into the scenes in your head Making movies from your memories past as the late summer light flickers down to its last It’s better than nothing Eva, why’d you come? It’s better than nothing Eva, why’d you come? It’s better than nothing
3.
You needed a ride I'm going all night 
and not stopping now
 You can roll down the window 
to feel the cool air rushing by
 We don't have to talk,
 filling up space with the radio 
I can see in your eyes 
that lapses in judgment
 are keeping you from exiting clean
 Wrap your arms around light
 til you smother it
 Til you think of the right words to say 
to explain why you gave up Honey, I’m not here to tell you
 just how you should be living
 And it’s hard to purge dreams
 when they won’t let you breathe 
I did the same things 
and I came out alive, but in pieces 
I recognize just how obscene it can be Drilling down 
 til the hole’s big enough in your hourglass 
for the sand to slip out unrestrained; 
til you’re haunted by nothing Fifty odd kinks in your plan
 make me feel like you’re winging this
 and you don’t make sense
 half the time when you speak 
You can just sleep if you want,
 there’s no light in this desert 
And you get used to darkness 
much more than you’d think 
When you try
 to wrap your arms around light
 til you smother it
 Til you think of the right words to say 
to explain why you gave up
 and drove all the way to L.A.
4.
Your war-time resolution to keep your story straight has gone up in a plume of radiation, while Tacoma twists between her fingers, as another poet’s slight Since Milee’s back in film school, there’s no night’s sleep in sight I swear I think I’ve seen you somewhere and if I haven’t kept you awake then there may still be time for us to make mistakes You say you’re all about now… The blackout curtains keep the day from coming in or passing honest judgment on your tin cups, the wage of sin, I’ll stay here and bear witness to your rebirth and fall a universe of one while you’re leading strangers down the hall You swear you think you've seen me somewhere and if I haven’t kept you awake then there may still be time for us to make mistakes I swear I think I’ve seen you somewhere Your belladonna kept me awake And if there’s still some time for us to make mistakes… I guess we’re all just stuck in art house I guess we’re all just stuck in art house You say you're all about now So put your money where your mouth has gotten you around the corner from the agency that’s got you on a route, while you’re rolling in on dirty sheets…

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Recorded in Chicago, Nov. 2016 - Jan. 2017

All proceeds from the sale of "Universe of One" will go to Best Friends Animal Society.

www.bestfriends.org

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released February 21, 2017

All songs © 2017 Christopher David (ASCAP)
Printer's Row Records 003

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Christopher David Chicago, Illinois

Chris is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter. He writes songs about people who love/hate each other, people who love AND hate each other, conspiracies, and cryptozoology.

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