Curtains up
On the downbeat of your song
Command performer
Fielding encores at the bar
Dreamers wishing on your star
In the spotlight
Of unfamiliar eyes
You dance and shine
And you reflect 'em like the moon
The moving center of the room
Where I hitched my heart
To the darkest star
On my Walk of Fame
Leave a handprint by your name
And I'll stay right here
'Til you reappear
I can wait for you
I dream big enough for two
Will the cliffhanger ending
Of this night
See us together?
Or will you dissolve away
Twist it like a chapter play
In this lonely, darkened
Theater of absurd
Here's my hand
I have seen you unrehearsed
At your wildest, at your worst
Still I hitched my heart
To the darkest star
On my Walk of Fame
Leave a handprint by your name
And I'll stay right here
'Til you reappear
I can wait for you
I dream big enough for two
An orrery of wannabes
In orbit, trying to think of ways
To fit you for a pedestal
Or buy you for a drink
But you don't have to offer anything
To pack 'em out the door
And you don't have to leave 'em laughing
To leave 'em wanting more
Curtains up
On the downbeat of your song
Command performer
Fielding encores at the bar
Scenesters wishing on your star
In the spotlight
Of unfamiliar eyes
You dance and shine
And you reflect 'em like the moon
The moving center of the room
Where I hitched my heart
To the darkest star
On my Walk of Fame
Leave a handprint by your name
And I'll stay right here
'Til you reappear
I can wait for you
I dream big enough for two.
credits
from 2021,
released December 24, 2021
Produced by Jed Davis
Music and lyrics by Jed Davis, published by Eschatonality/ASCAP
Jed Davis: vocals, keyboards
Justin Smith: guitar
Tony Levin: bass
Anton Fig: drums
Ralph Carney: clarinet, bass clarinet
Victor Bisetti: percussion
Recorded by Matthew Cullen at Old Soul, Catskill, NY
Additional recording by Jed Davis at Pile of Sound
Mixed by Tim Latham
Mastered by Chris Hanzsek