Clare Monroe - The Day My Shadow Quit (Full Version)

K.P. Diem

Clare Monroe

K.P. Diem

grunge, torch song, swing revival (40s swing)

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[Soft Female Voice 'Clare' | Close Mic]

[Hook]
[full grunge guitars, huge groove]

I'm a nerdy couch potato

My shadow's got bigger plans

[Intro]
[bare bass groove, distant Rhodes, vinyl crackle]

I woke up late
Sometime around noon

Rubbed my eyes,

flicked some flies,

Yawned...

[Solo] [2 bars] 
[break]

But something felt wrong

Something was missing

I looked down

My shadow wasn't there

[pause]

My Shadow was gone.

Just a folded note
[Antizipation]
[Verse 1]
[laid-back funky breakbeat enters] [Shadowy Male Voice]
"Dear occupant,
I appreciate the opportunity. – 
Unfortunately. –
this position lacks momentum. – 
I have accepted another offer. –
Regards, – –
Your Shadow."

[pause] [Back to Soft Female Voice 'Clare' | Close Mic]

Well...

That's rude.

[Interlude]

I checked the hallway
The bathroom
The fire escape

Nothing

I called his name

No answer

Only a pigeon
Laughing through a gutter

[drop]

[Hook]
[full grunge guitars, huge groove]

I'm a nerdy couch potato

My shadow's got bigger plans

He's out there chasing moonlight

While I'm reorganizing cans

I'm a nerdy couch potato

My shadow's got bigger plans

He quit this dead-end daylight

To join a midnight dance

[interlude]

[Verse 2]
[more movement, playful bass fills]

I found him after sunset

Top floor parking deck

Dancing with the moon

Who was absolutely wrecked

The moon wore sunglasses

At half past two

And taught pirouettes

To fluttering moths in groups

[Counterpoint] [Radical Drop to an Eerie summernight soundscape: Follow the description of Sounds from the lyrics] 
A broken Ticket machine Spat out a Ticket and 
ate it up again
in an endless loop while
Crickets played the groove

[break]

my shadow

Center stage

Doing the Moonwalk

Like he owned the place

[Hook]
[crowd vocals]

My shadow's got bigger plans

Bigger plans

My shadow's got bigger plans

And nobody seems surprised

[Drop]

The moon kept yelling

"EVERYBODY SPIN!"

And somehow

Everybody did

[Solo]
[wild fuzz-guitar solo over breakbeat]
[virtuoso but playful]

[Verse 3]
[groove becomes darker]

A month went by

Then another

My shadow got famous

Magazine covers

Festival posters

Neon--

[pause]

No.

Not neon.

Just regular posters.

Everywhere.

Meanwhile

I was still sitting

Exactly where he left me

Watching highlights
Of a life
That was meant to be mine

[Bridge]
[Rhodes, bass only]

Maybe he wasn't running from me

Maybe he was running for me

Maybe every step he took

Was one I never dared to take

Maybe the note

Wasn't resignation

Maybe it was an 
[pause]
invitation

Damn.

[Build-Up]
[drums return, tension rising]

Then The moon pointed at me

The crowd stepped back

My shadow stopped dancing

And smiled

"Took you long enough."

[Final Chorus]
[massive grunge wall, huge breakbeat]

I'M A NERDY COUCH POTATO

MY SHADOW'S GOT BIGGER PLANS

INSTEAD OF PILING CANS

I'M A NERDY COUCH POTATO

MY SHADOW'S GOT BIGGER PLANS

AND IF THE MOON CAN LEARN TO DANCE

THEN MAYBE SO CAN I

[Outro]
[guitars open up, bittersweet] [breathy voice]

My shadow stood beside me

Like he'd never left

And for the first time

Neither of us

Knew what happened next

[pause]

Which felt

Strangely perfect

[END]

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[Soft Female Voice 'Clare' | Close Mic] [Hook] [full grunge guitars, huge groove] I'm a nerdy couch potato My shadow's got bigger plans [Intro] [bare bass groove, distant Rhodes, vinyl crackle] I woke up late Sometime around noon Rubbed my eyes, flicked some flies, Yawned... [Solo] [2 bars] [break] But something felt wrong Something was missing I looked down My shadow wasn't there [pause] My Shadow was gone. Just a folded note [Antizipation] [Verse 1] [laid-back funky breakbeat enters] [Shadowy Male Voice] "Dear occupant, I appreciate the opportunity. – Unfortunately. – this position lacks momentum. – I have accepted another offer. – Regards, – – Your Shadow." [pause] [Back to Soft Female Voice 'Clare' | Close Mic] Well... That's rude. [Interlude] I checked the hallway The bathroom The fire escape Nothing I called his name No answer Only a pigeon Laughing through a gutter [drop] [Hook] [full grunge guitars, huge groove] I'm a nerdy couch potato My shadow's got bigger plans He's out there chasing moonlight While I'm reorganizing cans I'm a nerdy couch potato My shadow's got bigger plans He quit this dead-end daylight To join a midnight dance [interlude] [Verse 2] [more movement, playful bass fills] I found him after sunset Top floor parking deck Dancing with the moon Who was absolutely wrecked The moon wore sunglasses At half past two And taught pirouettes To fluttering moths in groups [Counterpoint] [Radical Drop to an Eerie summernight soundscape: Follow the description of Sounds from the lyrics] A broken Ticket machine Spat out a Ticket and ate it up again in an endless loop while Crickets played the groove [break] my shadow Center stage Doing the Moonwalk Like he owned the place [Hook] [crowd vocals] My shadow's got bigger plans Bigger plans Bigger plans My shadow's got bigger plans And nobody seems surprised [Drop] The moon kept yelling "EVERYBODY SPIN!" And somehow Everybody did [Solo] [wild fuzz-guitar solo over breakbeat] [virtuoso but playful] [Verse 3] [groove becomes darker] A month went by Then another My shadow got famous Magazine covers Festival posters Neon-- [pause] No. Not neon. Just regular posters. Everywhere. Meanwhile I was still sitting Exactly where he left me Watching highlights Of a life That was meant to be mine [Bridge] [Rhodes, bass only] Maybe he wasn't running from me Maybe he was running for me Maybe every step he took Was one I never dared to take Maybe the note Wasn't resignation Maybe it was an [pause] invitation Damn. [Build-Up] [drums return, tension rising] Then The moon pointed at me The crowd stepped back My shadow stopped dancing And smiled "Took you long enough." [Final Chorus] [massive grunge wall, huge breakbeat] I'M A NERDY COUCH POTATO MY SHADOW'S GOT BIGGER PLANS INSTEAD OF PILING CANS I'M A NERDY COUCH POTATO MY SHADOW'S GOT BIGGER PLANS AND IF THE MOON CAN LEARN TO DANCE THEN MAYBE SO CAN I [Outro] [guitars open up, bittersweet] [breathy voice] My shadow stood beside me Like he'd never left And for the first time Neither of us Knew what happened next [pause] Which felt Strangely perfect [END]

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